FKIE_CVE-2012-4593

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-08-22 10:42 - Updated: 2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
McAfee Application Control and Change Control 5.1.x and 6.0.0 do not enforce an intended password requirement in certain situations involving attributes of the password file, which allows local users to bypass authentication by executing a command.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10023Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10023Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mcafee application_control 5.1.0
mcafee application_control 5.1.1
mcafee application_control 5.1.2
mcafee application_control 6.0.0
mcafee change_control 5.1.0
mcafee change_control 5.1.1
mcafee change_control 5.1.2
mcafee change_control 6.0.0
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