6.5med
CVE-2018-6687
GetSusp (a free McAfee tool) update fixes an infinite loop vulnerability (CVE-2018-6687)
Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 57%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in McAfee GetSusp (GetSusp) 3.0.0.461 and earlier allows attackers to DoS a manual GetSusp scan via while scanning a specifically crafted file . GetSusp is a free standalone McAfee tool that runs on several versions of Microsoft Windows.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.82% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- McAfee, LLC McAfee GetSusp (GetSusp)
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/107126 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- kc.mcafee.com /corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10270 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-6687
- NVD: CVE-2018-6687
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