Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-3898
A man-in-the-middle attack vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee LiveSafe (MLS) versions prior to 16.0.3 allows network attackers to modify the Windows registry value associated with the McAfee update via the HTTP backend-response.
Vulnerability category: Input validation
Products affected by CVE-2017-3898
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:livesafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-3898
0.43%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 71 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-3898
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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5.9
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
2.2
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-3898
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-3898
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http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS102723
McAfee KB - McAfee Live Safe and McAfee Security Scan Plus updates fix man-in-the-middle vulnerabilities (CVE-2017-3897 and CVE-2017-3898) (TS102723)Vendor Advisory
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