Format String Vulnerability in McAfee Common Management Agent
CVE-2008-1357

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Mcafee
Status
Mcafee Framework
Cma
Epolicy Orchestrator
Agent
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 March 2008

Summary

A format string vulnerability exists in the logDetail function of applib.dll in McAfee's Common Management Agent. This issue affects versions 3.6.0.574 (Patch 3) and earlier, including ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0.0 build 1015. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted messages with format string specifiers in a sender field through an AgentWakeup request to UDP port 8082. The vulnerability only manifests when the debug level is set to 8, leading to potential denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3748
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
https://knowledge.mcafee.com/article/234/615103_f.sal_pub...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41178
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

EPSS Score

30% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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