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CVE-2016-8020in critical feed1 exploit

Improper control of generation of code vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.0
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
11.1%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Improper control of generation of code vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request parameter.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

11.10% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-40911 McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.2 < 2.0.2 - Remote Code Execution · remote · 2016-12-13

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.0CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.0AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Intel VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/94823 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037433 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • kc.mcafee.com /corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10181 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40911/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred

Sources

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