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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2018.0223
McAfee Security Bulletin - Application and Change Control 8.0 update fixes
"Whitelist bypass using a hard drive solidified by MACC"
vulnerability (CVE-2018-6690)
21 September 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: McAfee Application and Change Control
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-6690
Member content until: Sunday, October 21 2018
OVERVIEW
A vulnerability has been identified in McAfee Application and Change
Control prior to version 8.0 [1]
IMPACT
McAfee has provided the following information:
"Vulnerability Description
The executable files from a hard drive solidified by MACC, of an
external system, can be executed on the system that did not generate
the inventory.
CVE-2018-6690
Accessing, modifying, or executing executable files vulnerability in
Microsoft Windows client in McAfee Application and Change Control
(MACC) 8.0.0 Hotfix 4 and earlier. Allows authenticated users to
execute arbitrary code via file transfer from external system.
NOTE: The following link was not yet populated with CVE details at
the time of publication of this Security Bulletin.
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6690" [1]
MITIGATION
McAfee recommends updating to the latest version of MACC to remedy this
issue. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] McAfee Security Bulletin - Application and Change Control 8.0
update fixes "Whitelist bypass using a hard drive solidified by
MACC" vulnerability (CVE-2018-6690)
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10250
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