CRITICAL · 9.8

CVE-2017-3897

A Code Injection vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee Live Safe versions prior to 16.0.3 and McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) versions prior to 3.11.599.3 allo...

Vulnerability Description

A Code Injection vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee Live Safe versions prior to 16.0.3 and McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) versions prior to 3.11.599.3 allows network attackers to perform a malicious file execution via a HTTP backend-response.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
McafeeLivesafe<= 16.0.2
McafeeSecurity Scan Plus<= 3.11.599.2

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-3897?

CVE-2017-3897 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). A Code Injection vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee Live Safe versions prior to 16.0.3 and McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) versions prior to 3.11.599.3 allo...

How severe is CVE-2017-3897?

CVE-2017-3897 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-3897?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mcafee Livesafe, Mcafee Security Scan Plus.