CVE-2012-4584

McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, does not properly encrypt system-backup data, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a backup file, as demonstrated by obtaining password hashes.

CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

3.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

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

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0162.html
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020	Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0162.html
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:43

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0162.html -~~	() http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0162.html -
References	~~() https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2012-08-22 10:42

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:43

NVD link : CVE-2012-4584

Mitre link : CVE-2012-4584

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-4584

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

email_and_web_security
email_gateway

CWE

CWE-310

Cryptographic Issues

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