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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2013.0112
A vulnerability has been identified in McAfee Agent
7 October 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: McAfee Managed Agent
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-3627
Member content until: Wednesday, November 6 2013
OVERVIEW
A vulnerability has been identified in McAfee Agent 4.5, 4.6 and
earlier.
IMPACT
The vendor has provided the following details regarding this
vulnerability:
"This MA 4.5 and 4.6 hotfix resolves a Denial of Service (DoS) attack
reported by CERT/CC against the McAfee Agent FrameworkService.exe service.
This vulnerability is encountered if a malformed HTTP request is sent from
an authorized system to the Agent's TCP port (default 8081). Unless the
Accept connections only from the ePO server option has been disabled, this
attack can only be exploited from the ePO server itself.
This hotfix remediates the following issues:
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU# 613886
A Denial of Service vulnerability against the McAfee Agent
FrameworkService.exe has been reported. For more information, see:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/613886" [1]
MITIGATION
McAfee recommends upgrading to MA 4.8 patch 1 (or later). [1]
REFERENCES
[1] McAfee Security Bulletin - McAfee Managed Agent update fixes the
"Denial of Service" vulnerability against the FrameworkService.exe
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10055
AusCERT has made every effort to ensure that the information contained
in this document is accurate. However, the decision to use the information
described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
follow or act on information or advice contained in this security bulletin is
the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be considered in
accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT
takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or
acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin.
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Australian Computer Emergency Response Team
The University of Queensland
Brisbane
Qld 4072
Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au
Facsimile: (07) 3365 7031
Telephone: (07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417)
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On call after hours for member emergencies only.
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