Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)
CVE-2021-23883

4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Mcafee Llc

Status
Endpoint Security (ens) For Windows
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 February 2021

What is CVE-2021-23883?

A Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update allows a local administrator to cause Windows to crash via a specific system call which is not handled correctly. This varies by machine and had partial protection prior to this update.

Affected Version(s)

Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows 10.7.x < 10.7.0 February 2021

References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB1...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Alain Rödel from cirosec GmbH
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