McAfee Security Bulletin: Authentication bypass in Host Intrusion Prevention Services 8.0 allows authenticated users to manipulate the product’s registry keys using specific conditions (CVE-2016-8007)
Security Bulletins ID:
SB10173
Last Modified: 5/17/2017
Last Modified: 5/17/2017
Summary
First Published: 10/19/2016
| Impact of Vulnerability: | Configuration (CWE-16) Denial of Service (CWE-730, OWASP 2004:A9) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264) |
| CVE Numbers: | CVE-2016-8007 |
| Severity Rating: | Medium |
| Base / Overall CVSS v3 Scores: | 6.0 / 5.4 |
| Recommendations: | Keep Host IPS enabled or update to Host Intrusion Prevention Services 8.0 Patch 8 |
| Security Bulletin Replacement: | None |
| Affected Software: | Host Intrusion Prevention Services 8.0 Patch 7 and earlier |
| Location of Updated Software: | http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/downloads.aspx |
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Description
CVE-2016-8007
Authentication bypass vulnerability in McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention Services (HIPS) 8.0 Patch 7 and earlier allows authenticated users to manipulate the product's registry keys via specific conditions.
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8007
CWE-16
An administrator could expose the vulnerability by disabling Host IPS.
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/16.html
CWE-730
A non-admin user could stop some Host Intrusion Prevention services and modules.
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/730.html
CWE-264
Host Intrusion Prevention Services 8.0 fails to set its registry keys with sufficient permissions.
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html
OWASP 2004:A9
A non-admin user could stop some Host Intrusion Prevention services and modules.
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Top_10_2004
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/A9_2004_Application_Denial_of_Service
This flaw is encountered if an administrator disables Host Intrusion Prevention Services 8.0 Host IPS.
Affected Component:
Authentication bypass vulnerability in McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention Services (HIPS) 8.0 Patch 7 and earlier allows authenticated users to manipulate the product's registry keys via specific conditions.
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8007
An administrator could expose the vulnerability by disabling Host IPS.
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/16.html
A non-admin user could stop some Host Intrusion Prevention services and modules.
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/730.html
Host Intrusion Prevention Services 8.0 fails to set its registry keys with sufficient permissions.
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html
A non-admin user could stop some Host Intrusion Prevention services and modules.
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Top_10_2004
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/A9_2004_Application_Denial_of_Service
- All Host Intrusion Prevention Services 8.0 modules
Remediation
| Product | Type | Version | File Name | Release Date |
| Host Intrusion Prevention Services | Patch | 8.0 Patch 8 | HIP_Client 8.0.0 Build 3828 Package #1 (AAA-LICENSED-RELEASE-PATCH 8).Zip MSP_PATCH HIP_Client-WIN 8.0.0 Build 3828 Package #1 (AAA-LICENSED-RELEASE-PATCH 8).Zip |
August 25, 2016 |
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CVE-2016-8007: Host Intrusion Prevention Services weak registry permissions
NOTE: The below CVSS version 3.0 vector was used to generate this score.
https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
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CVSS, or Common Vulnerability Scoring System, is the result of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council’s effort to standardize a system of assessing the criticality of a vulnerability. This system offers an unbiased criticality score between 0 and 10 that customers can use to judge how critical a vulnerability is and plan accordingly. For more information, please visit the CVSS website at: http://www.first.org/cvss/.
When calculating CVSS scores, McAfee has adopted a philosophy that fosters consistency and repeatability. Our guiding principle for CVSS scoring is to score the exploit under consideration by itself. We consider only the immediate and direct impact of the exploit under consideration. We do not factor into a score any potential follow-on exploits that might be made possible by successful exploitation of the issue being scored
| Base Score | 6.0 |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Local (L) |
| Attack Complexity (AC) | High (H) |
| Privileges Required (PR) | Low (L) |
| User Interaction (UI) | Required (R) |
| Scope (S) | Unchanged (U) |
| Confidentiality (C) | None (N) |
| Integrity (I) | High (H) |
| Availability (A) | High (H) |
| Temporal Score (Overall) | 5.4 |
| Exploitability (E) | Proof-of-Concept (P) |
| Remediation Level (RL) | Official Fix (O) |
| Report Confidence (RC) | Confirmed (C) |
NOTE: The below CVSS version 3.0 vector was used to generate this score.
https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
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