CVE-2021-31844

Local Privilege Escalation in McAfee DLP Endpoint for Windows

Published Sep 17, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-18719 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
trellix
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 11:10 PM
Reserved
Apr 27, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 17, 2021, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:52 AM