CVE-2014-9920

Unauthorized execution of binary vulnerability in McAfee (now Intel Security) McAfee Application Control (MAC) 6.0.0 before hotfix 9726, 6.0.1 before hotfix 9068, 6.1.0 before hotfix 692, 6.1.1 before hotfix 399, 6.1.2 before hotfix 426, and 6.1.3 before hotfix 357 and earlier allows attackers to create a malformed Windows binary that is considered non-executable and is not protected through the whitelisting protection feature via a specific set of circumstances.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10077	Vendor Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10077	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control:6.1.3:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:21

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10077 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10077 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-03-14 22:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2014-9920

Mitre link : CVE-2014-9920

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-9920

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

application_control

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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