CVE-2017-3897

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: September 01, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

A Code Injection vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee Live Safe versions prior to 16.0.3 and McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) versions prior to 3.11.599.3 allows network attackers to perform a malicious file execution via a HTTP backend-response.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS102723
Source: secure@intel.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100100
Source: secure@intel.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS102723
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100100
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
11.7%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected Vendors

mcafee

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