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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2021.3851 Security Bulletin - Drive Encryption 7.3.0 HF2 update fixes DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability (CVE-2021-31853) (SB10374) 11 November 2021 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: McAfee Drive Encryption (DE) Publisher: McAfee Operating System: Windows Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account Increased Privileges -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2021-31853 Original Bulletin: https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10374 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletins ID : SB10374 Last Modified : 11/9/2021 Summary First Published: November 9, 2021 +----------------+---------+--------------+-----------------+--------+--------+ | | | | | |CVSS | | |Impacted | |Impact of |Severity|v3.1 | |Product: |Versions:|CVE ID: |Vulnerabilities: |Ratings:|Base/ | | | | | | |Temporal| | | | | | |Scores: | +----------------+---------+--------------+-----------------+--------+--------+ | | | |CWE-427: | | | |Drive Encryption|7.2.x, |CVE-2021-31853|Uncontrolled |High |7.8 / | |(DE) |7.3.x | |search path | |7.0 | | | | |element | | | +----------------+---------+--------------+-----------------+--------+--------+ |Recommendations:|Install or update to MDE 7.3.0 HF2 | +----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ |Security | | |Bulletin |None | |Replacement: | | +----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ |Location of | | |updated |Product Downloads site | |software: | | +----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ To receive email notification when this Security Bulletin is updated, click Subscribe on the right side of the page. You must be logged on to subscribe. Article contents: o Vulnerability Description o Remediation o Acknowledgments o Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) o Resources o Disclaimer Vulnerability Description MfeEpeHost.exe is the vulnerable component and is exploited through manipulation of the PATH environment variable or by placing the malicious DLL at the right place in the PATH search order. CVE-2021-31853 DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerability in McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE) prior to 7.3.0 HF2 (7.3.0.183) allows local users to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via execution from a compromised folder. NVD CVE-2021-31853 MITRE CVE-2021-31853 Remediation To remediate this issue: o Customers on MDE 7.3.x should update to 7.3.0 HF2. o Customers on MDE 7.2.x should upgrade to 7.3.0 HF2. Go to the Product Downloads site , and download the applicable product hotfix file: +-------+-----------+------+-----------------+----------------+ |Product|Version |Type |File Name |Release Date | +-------+-----------+------+-----------------+----------------+ |MDE |7.3.0 HF2 |Hotfix|MDE-7.3.0.183.zip|November 9, 2021| | |(7.3.0.183)| | | | +-------+-----------+------+-----------------+----------------+ Download and Installation Instructions For instructions to download product updates and hotfixes, see: KB56057 - How to download Enterprise product updates and documentation . Review the Release Notes and the Installation Guide for instructions on how to install these updates. All documentation is available at our Product Documentation site . Acknowledgments McAfee Enterprise credits FatRodzianko for responsibly reporting this flaw. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) How do I know if my 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, select Action Menu . 4. In the Action Menu, select Product Details . The product version displays. What is CVSS Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) 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 that customers can use to judge how critical a vulnerability is and plan accordingly. For more information, visit the CVSS website . When calculating CVSS scores, McAfee Enterprise 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 don't 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-2021-31853: MDE DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability +------------------------+--------------------+ |Base Score |7.8 | +------------------------+--------------------+ |Attack Vector (AV) |Local (L) | +------------------------+--------------------+ |Attack Complexity (AC) |Low (L) | +------------------------+--------------------+ |Privileges Required (PR)|Low (L) | +------------------------+--------------------+ |User Interaction (UI) |None (N) | +------------------------+--------------------+ |Scope (S) |Unchanged (U) | +------------------------+--------------------+ |Confidentiality (C) |High (H) | +------------------------+--------------------+ |Integrity (I) |High (H) | +------------------------+--------------------+ |Availability (A) |High (H) | +------------------------+--------------------+ |Temporal Score (Overall)|7.0 | +------------------------+--------------------+ |Exploitability (E) |Proof-of-Concept (P)| +------------------------+--------------------+ |Remediation Level (RL) |Official Fix (O) | +------------------------+--------------------+ |Report Confidence (RC) |Confirmed (C) | +------------------------+--------------------+ NOTE: This CVSS version 3.1 vector was used to generate this score. 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