CVE-2021-31850 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-31850: Denial of Service in Database Security on Windows

Vendor Mcafee,Llc
Product McAfee Database Security (DBSec)
Weakness CWE-552 · Files accessible externally
Published December 8, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024

CVSS base score

6.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A denial-of-service vulnerability in Database Security (DBS) prior to 4.8.4 allows a remote authenticated administrator to trigger a denial-of-service attack against the DBS server. The configuration of Archiving through the User interface incorrectly allowed the creation of directories and files in Windows system directories and other locations where sensitive data could be overwritten. The former could lead to a DoS, whilst the latter could lead to data destruction on the DBS server.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 8, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated