CVE-2020-7280— Symbolic Link vulnerability during DAT update
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2020-7280
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Symbolic Link vulnerability during DAT update
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability during daily DAT updates when using McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise (VSE) prior to 8.8 Patch 15 allows local users to cause the deletion and creation of files they would not normally have permission to through altering the target of symbolic links. This is timing dependent.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
特权管理不恰当
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise（VSE）是美国迈克菲（McAfee）公司的一套杀毒软件。该软件提供全方位的安全防护、扫描内存以查找恶意代码和为远程系统优化更新等功能。 McAfee VSE 8.8 Patch 15之前版本中存在安全漏洞。本地用户可通过更改符号链接的目标利用该漏洞未授权删除和创建文件。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee, LLC | McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) | 8.8.x ~ 8.8 Patch 15 | - |
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- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-702/x_refsource_MISC
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10302x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7280
Same Patch Batch · McAfee, LLC · 2020-06-10 · 6 CVEs total
| CVE-2019-3617 | 7.5 HIGH | Privilege escalation in ToPS for Mac |
| CVE-2019-3585 | 7.0 HIGH | VSE Escalation of Privileges through Alert pop-up window |
| CVE-2019-3588 | 6.3 MEDIUM | Using VSE to bypass Windows Credentials on Lock screen |
| CVE-2019-3613 | 5.9 MEDIUM | DLL search order hijacking in MA |
| CVE-2020-7279 | 4.6 MEDIUM | DLL search order hijacking in Host IPS |
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