CVE-2016-3984

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Vendor Advisory mcafee.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/13 mailing list
http://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2016-01-mcafee.txt exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39531/ exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035130 vdb entry
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10151 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3984?
CVE-2016-3984 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3984?
To fix CVE-2016-3984, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3984 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-3984 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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