Description
McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, does not properly encrypt system-backup data, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a backup file, as demonstrated by obtaining password hashes.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-4509 | McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, does not properly encrypt system-backup data, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a backup file, as demonstrated by obtaining password hashes. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T20:42:54.499Z
Reserved: 2012-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-4584
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Status : Modified
Published: 2012-08-22T10:42:04.867
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2012-4584
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD