PT-2020-10905 · Mcafee · Mcafee Total Protection

Published 2020-06-10 · Updated 2020-06-16 · CVE-2019-3617

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions McAfee Total Protection (ToPS) for Mac OS versions prior to 4.6

Description The issue allows local users to gain root privileges via incorrect protection of temporary files. This is a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.6, update to version 4.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to temporary files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-3617

Affected Products

Mcafee Total Protection

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3617 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-3617 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/4271 · Telegram Post
• http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103052 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/12628 · Telegram Post