CVE-2016-8007

Authentication bypass vulnerability in McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention Services (HIPS) 8.0 Patch 7 and earlier allows authenticated users to manipulate the product's registry keys via specific conditions.

CVSS v3 6.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.0 LOW

6.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

3.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 2.7 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93813	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10173	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93813	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10173	Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:host_intrusion_prevention_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-03-14 22:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-8007

Mitre link : CVE-2016-8007

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-8007

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

host_intrusion_prevention_services

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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