Unauthorized execution of binary vulnerability in McAfee (now Intel Security) McAfee Application Control (MAC) 6.0.0 before hotfix 9726, 6.0.1 before hotfix 9068, 6.1.0 before hotfix 692, 6.1.1 before hotfix 399, 6.1.2 before hotfix 426, and 6.1.3 before hotfix 357 and earlier allows attackers to create a malformed Windows binary that is considered non-executable and is not protected through the whitelisting protection feature via a specific set of circumstances.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application_control | Mcafee | 6.0.0 (including) | 6.0.0 (including) |
| Application_control | Mcafee | 6.0.1 (including) | 6.0.1 (including) |
| Application_control | Mcafee | 6.1.0 (including) | 6.1.0 (including) |
| Application_control | Mcafee | 6.1.1 (including) | 6.1.1 (including) |
| Application_control | Mcafee | 6.1.2 (including) | 6.1.2 (including) |
| Application_control | Mcafee | 6.1.3 (including) | 6.1.3 (including) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: