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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2017.0188
A vulnerability has been identified in McAfee Network Security Manager
6 November 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: McAfee Network Security Manager
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-8029
Member content until: Wednesday, December 6 2017
OVERVIEW
A vulnerability has been identified in McAfee Network Security
Manager prior to versions 8.3.7.64 and 9.1.7.11. [1]
IMPACT
The vendor has provided the following details regarding the
vulnerabilities:
"CVE-2016-8029 Exploitation of authorization vulnerability in the
web interface in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) in all
versions before 8.2.7.71.1 allows authenticated users to gain
elevated privileges via a crafted HTTP request parameter." [1]
MITIGATION
McAfee recommends users upgrade to the latest versions outlined in
the table below. [1]
"NSM Software Type Version Release Date
8.1 N/A Upgrade to version 9.1.
8.3 Maintenance Release 3 8.3.7.64 October 31, 2017
9.1 General Availability 9.1.7.11 July 13, 2017" [1]
REFERENCES
[1] McAfee Security Bulletin - Network Security Manager update fixes
exploitation of authorization vulnerability in the web interface
(CVE-2016-8029)
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10210
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