PT-2019-4089 · Mcafee · Mcafee Advanced Threat Defense

Published 2019-11-12 · Updated 2020-01-07 · CVE-2019-3663

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions McAfee Advanced Threat Defense versions prior to 4.8

Description The issue concerns an Unprotected Storage of Credentials, allowing a local attacker to gain access to the root password by accessing sensitive files on the system. The root password is common across all instances of the affected software. This could potentially allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.8, update to version 4.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive files on the system to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-522

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-04657

CVE-2019-3663

Affected Products

Mcafee Advanced Threat Defense

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3663 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-04657 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-3663 · Vendor Advisory
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10304 · Note
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10304 · Note