CVE-2021-31845 HIGH

CVE-2021-31845: Remote Code Execution in McAfee DLP Discover

Vendor Mcafee,Llc
Product McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Discover
Weakness CWE-120
Published September 17, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.4/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Discover prior to 11.6.100 allows an attacker in the same network as the DLP Discover to execute arbitrary code through placing carefully constructed Ami Pro (.sam) files onto a machine and having DLP Discover scan it, leading to remote code execution with elevated privileges. This is caused by the destination buffer being of fixed size and incorrect checks being made on the source size.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 17, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated