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CVE-2016-3984

The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee Active Response (MAR) before 1.1.0.161, Agent (MA) 5.x before 5.0.

The McAfee VirusScan Console (mcconsol.exe) in McAfee Active Response (MAR) before 1.1.0.161, Agent (MA) 5.x before 5.0.2 Hotfix 1110392 (5.0.2.333), Data Exchange Layer 2.x (DXL) before 2.0.1.140.1, Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Device Control (MDC) 9.3 before Patch 6 and 9.4 before Patch 1 HF3, Endpoint Security (ENS) 10.x before 10.1, Host Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) 8.0 before 8.0.0.3624, and VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 before P7 (8.8.0.1528) on Windows allows local administrators to bypass intended self-protection rules and disable the antivirus engine by modifying registry keys.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 0.0029
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Sigma rules6 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-284Improper Access Control
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Affected Products & Versions

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mcafee active response<= 1.1.0.158
mcafee agent<= 5.0.2.285
mcafee data exchange layer<= 2.0.0.430.1
mcafee data loss prevention endpoint<= 9.3.0
mcafee data loss prevention endpoint<= 9.4.0
mcafee endpoint security<= 10.0.1
mcafee host intrusion prevention<= 8.0.0
mcafee virusscan enterprise<= 8.8.0
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
localMcAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 - Security Restrictions Bypass2016-03-07
poclab.mediaservice.net · 2016-01-mcafee.txtlab.mediaservice.net
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 39531www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

6
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalWMI Backdoor Exchange Transport Agent
productcriticalHackTool - BabyShark Agent Default URL Pattern
producthighSuspicious Windows Update Agent Empty Cmdline
producthighSuspicious BitLocker Access Agent Update Utility Execution
producthighAtera Agent Installation
producthighKaspersky Endpoint Security Stopped Via CommandLine - Linux
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Scoring & Timeline

5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD08 Apr 2016 · 03:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035130
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10151Vendor Advisory
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