A remote overflow exists in McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA). The CMA agent is vulnerable to an integer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution or trigger a denial of service resulting in a loss of integrity and/or availability.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Denial of Service,
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Integrity,
Loss of Availability
Exploit:
Exploit Unknown
Disclosure:
OSVDB Verified,
Vendor Verified
OSVDB:
Security Software
Solution
Upgrade to Common Management Agent 3.5.5 patch 2 (3.5.5.580) or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.