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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.2533.3
McAfee Security Bulletin - McAfee Agent for Windows update
addresses weak directory permissions (CVE-2019-3592)
5 August 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: McAfee Agent for Windows
Publisher: McAfee
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-3592
Original Bulletin:
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10288
Revision History: August 5 2019: Vendor updated hotfix details
July 29 2019: Updated fix released and credit given to bug reporter
July 10 2019: Initial Release
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McAfee Security Bulletin - McAfee Agent for Windows update addresses weak
directory permissions (CVE-2019-3592)
Security Bulletins ID : SB10288
Last Modified : 7/30/2019
Summary
First Published: July 8, 2019
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|Impact of Vulnerability: |Privilege escalation vulnerability |
+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
|CVE ID: |CVE-2019-3592 |
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|Severity Rating: |High |
+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
|CVSS v3 Base/Temporal |7.2 / 6.5 |
|Scores: | |
+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
|Recommendations: |Install or update to McAfee Agent (MA) 5.6.1 |
| |Hotfix 3 (HF3) |
+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
|Security Bulletin |None |
|Replacement: | |
+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
|Affected Software: |MA for Windows 5.x before 5.6.1 HF3 |
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|Location of updated |http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/downloads.aspx |
|software: | |
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Article contents:
o Vulnerability Description
o Remediation
o Acknowledgments
o Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
o Resources
o Disclaimer
Vulnerability Description
When MA is installed, it includes a tool to facilitate McAfee product updates.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to gain administrator
rights on the target machine and place certain files in the MA directory,
preventing MA from triggering McAfee product updates. Permissions have been
updated to prevent users with administrator rights from placing or modifying
files in the MA directory.
CVE-2019-3592
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) before 5.6.1 HF3,
allows local administrator users to potentially disable some McAfee processes
by manipulating the MA directory control and placing a carefully constructed
file in the MA directory.
https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detailvulnId=CVE-2019-3592
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cginame=CVE-2019-3592
Remediation
To remediate this issue, install the hotfix shown in the table below.
Go to the Product Downloads site, and download the applicable product hotfix
file:
+-----------+--------+-------------+----------------------------+-------------+
|Product |Versions|Type |File Name |Release Date |
+-----------+--------+-------------+----------------------------+-------------+
|MA for |5.6.1 |Hotfix |MA561Hotfix3WIN.zip |July 17, 2019|
|Windows |HF3 | |MA561Hotfix3WIN_EMBEDDED.zip| |
+-----------+--------+-------------+----------------------------+-------------+
|MA for |5.5.x |To Be |To Be Determined |To Be |
|Windows | |Determined | |Determined |
+-----------+--------+-------------+----------------------------+-------------+
Download and Installation Instructions
See KB56057 for instructions to download McAfee products, documentation,
updates, and hotfixes. For instructions to install these updates, see the
Release Notes and the Installation Guide, which you can download from the
Documentation tab.
Acknowledgments
McAfee credits Edsel Valle from NSS Labs for reporting this flaw.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How do I know if my McAfee product is vulnerable or not
For Endpoint products:
Use the following instructions for endpoint or client-based products:
1. Right-click the McAfee tray shield icon on the Windows taskbar.
2. Select Open Console.
3. In the console, click Action Menu .
4. In the Action Menu, click Product Details . The product version displays.
For ePO:
Use the following instructions for ePO:
Verify the version and build of ePO that is installed. For information about
how to verify the version, see: KB52634 .
What is CVSS
CVSS, or Common Vulnerability Scoring System, is the result of the National
Infrastructure Advisory Council's effort to standardize a system of assessing
the criticality of a vulnerability. This system offers an unbiased criticality
score between 0 and 10, which customers can use to judge the criticality of a
vulnerability and plan accordingly. For more information, visit the CVSS
website at: http://www.first.org/cvss/ .
When calculating CVSS scores, McAfee has adopted a philosophy that fosters
consistency and repeatability. Our guiding principle for CVSS scoring is to
score the exploit under consideration by itself. We consider only the immediate
and direct impact of the exploit under consideration. We do not factor into a
score any potential follow-on exploits that might be made possible by the
successful exploitation of the issue being scored.
What are the CVSS scoring metrics
CVE-2019-3592: MA for Windows update addresses weak directory permissions
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|Base Score |7.2 |
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|Attack Vector (AV) |Local (L) |
+------------------------+--------------------+
|Attack Complexity (AC) |High (H) |
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|Privileges Required (PR)|High (H) |
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|User Interaction (UI) |Required (R) |
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|Scope (S) |Changed (C) |
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|Confidentiality (C) |High (H) |
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|Integrity (I) |High (H) |
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|Availability (A) |High (H) |
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|Temporal Score (Overall)|6.5 |
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|Exploitability (E) |Proof-of-Concept (P)|
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|Remediation Level (RL) |Official Fix (O) |
+------------------------+--------------------+
|Report Confidence (RC) |Confirmed (C) |
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NOTE: The following CVSS version 3.0 vector was used to generate this score.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln-metrics/cvss/v3-calculatorvector=AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R
/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Where can I find a list of all Security Bulletins
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Bulletins. Security Bulletins are retired (removed) after a product is both End
of Sale and End of Support (End of Life).
How do I report a product vulnerability to McAfee
If you have information about a security issue or vulnerability with a McAfee
product, visit the McAfee PSIRT website for instructions at http://
www.mcafee.com/us/threat-center/product-security-bulletins.aspx > Report a
Security Vulnerability.
How does McAfee respond to this and any other reported security flaws
McAfee's key priority is the security of our customers. If a vulnerability is
found within any of McAfee software or services, we work closely with the
relevant security software development team to ensure the rapid and effective
development of a fix and communication plan.
McAfee only publishes Security Bulletins if they include something actionable
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acknowledge the discoverer.
View our PSIRT policy on the McAfee PSIRT website at http://www.mcafee.com/us/
threat-center/product-security-bulletins.aspx > About PSIRT.
Resources
To contact Technical Support, log on to the ServicePortal and go to the Create
a Service Request page at https://support.mcafee.com/ServicePortal/faces/
serviceRequests/createSR :
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