CVE-2020-7308 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-7308 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 15/04/2021 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: trellix | Vendor: McAfee,LLC | Product: McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for WIndows
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-7308 Description

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information between McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2021 Update and McAfee Global Threat Intelligence (GTI) servers using DNS allows a remote attacker to view the requests from ENS and responses from GTI over DNS. By gaining control of an intermediate DNS server or altering the network DNS configuration, it is possible for an attacker to intercept requests and send their own responses.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 4.8 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* HIGH
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* LOW
    Integrity Impact (I)* LOW
    Availability Impact (A)* NONE

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-319
CWE Name: CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
Source: McAfee,LLC

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).