CVE-2013-7461 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A write protection and execution bypass vulnerability in McAfee (now Intel Security) Change Control (MCC) 6.1.0 for Linux and earlier allows authenticated users to change files that are part of write protection rules via specific conditions.

Published: 2017-03-14

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Intel

Change Control (MCC)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.1.0 for Linux and earlier`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:application_control::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:change_control::::::linux::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-7220	A write protection and execution bypass vulnerability in McAfee (now Intel Security) Change Control (MCC) 6.1.0 for Linux and earlier allows authenticated users to change files that are part of write protection rules via specific conditions.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00038.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10054

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee Application Control Change Control

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2017-03-14T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:09:17.246Z

Reserved: 2017-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-7461

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-14T22:59:00.227

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2013-7461

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-284

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