CVE-2021-31837 is a vulnerability in McAfee Getsusp
Published on June 9, 2021
Out of bounds write vulnerability in McAfee GetSusp
Memory corruption vulnerability in the driver file component in McAfee GetSusp prior to 4.0.0 could allow a program being investigated on the local machine to trigger a buffer overflow in GetSusp, leading to the execution of arbitrary code, potentially triggering a BSOD.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-31837 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2021-31837 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-31837
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Affected Versions
McAfee,LLC McAfee GetSusp:- Version unspecified and below 4.0.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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