PT-2019-1353 · Mcafee · Mcafee Total Protection

Published 2019-01-22 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2019-3587

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions McAfee Total Protection versions prior to 16.0.18

Description The issue is related to a DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. This is due to errors in checking the path of loaded dynamic libraries. The vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions prior to 16.0.18, update to version 16.0.18 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to compromised folders to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-00691

CVE-2019-3587

Affected Products

Mcafee Total Protection

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3587 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-3587 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-00691 · Security Note
• http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS102887 · Note
• http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS102887 · Note
• https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2019-3587 · Note