CVE-2019-3598 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value in McAfee Agent (MA) 5.x allows remote unauthenticated users to potentially cause a denial of service via specifically crafted UDP packets.

Published: 2019-02-28

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

McAfee, LLC

McAfee Agent (MA)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.x`	affected	< 5.6.0 HF1

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-13233	Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value in McAfee Agent (MA) 5.x allows remote unauthenticated users to potentially cause a denial of service via specifically crafted UDP packets.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01851.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107205
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10272

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee Agent

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: trellix

Published: 2019-02-28T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T19:12:09.700Z

Reserved: 2019-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-3598

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-02-28T15:29:00.373

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:35:17.533

Link: CVE-2019-3598

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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