VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-31844

CVSS score8.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-09-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint for Windows prior to 11.6.200 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges through placing carefully constructed Ami Pro (.sam) files onto the local system and triggering a DLP Endpoint scan through accessing a file. This is caused by the destination buffer being of fixed size and incorrect checks being made on the source size.

Weakness classification

  • trellixpsirt@trellix.com: CWE-120
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-120

Primary references