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CVE-2016-8005 Details

Description

File extension filtering vulnerability in Intel Security McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) before 7.6.404h1128596 allows attackers to fail to identify the file name properly via scanning an email with a forged attached filename that uses a null byte within the filename extension.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10161 CVEVendor Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10161 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mcafee email gateway
<= 7.6.401

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-8005
NVD Published Date:
Mar 14, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-8005 Details - Not Deferred