Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-7261
Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables vulnerability in AMSI component in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to disable Endpoint Security via a carefully crafted user input.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Products affected by CVE-2020-7261
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:endpoint_security:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-7261
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-7261
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
3.9
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2.9
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NIST | |
5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
1.8
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3.6
|
NIST | |
6.1
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N |
0.8
|
4.7
|
McAfee (DEFUNCT) |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-7261
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: psirt@mcafee.com (Secondary)
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The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-7261
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https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10309
McAfee Security Bulletin - Endpoint Security for Windows update fixes multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-7250, CVE-2020-7255, CVE-2020-7257, CVE-2020-7259, CVE-2020-7261, CVE-2020-7273, CVE-2020-7274,Vendor Advisory
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