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CVE-2016-8005

File extension filtering vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) before 7.6.404h1128596 allows attackers to fail to iden…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.7%
percentile 54%
Public exploits
0
none known

File extension filtering vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) before 7.6.404h1128596 allows attackers to fail to identify the file name properly via scanning an email with a forged attached filename that uses a null byte within the filename extension.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.04.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Intel McAfee Email Gateway (MEG)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • kc.mcafee.com /corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10161 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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