title: Remote Logging functionality had a use after free vulnerability in McAfee Agent
description: Use After Free in Remote logging (which is disabled by default) in McAfee McAfee Agent (MA) 5.x prior to 5.6.0 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service and potentially a remote code execution via a specially crafted HTTP header sent to the logging service.
problem types: Use After Free
affected:
{
product: McAfee Agent
vendor: McAfee, LLC
versions:
lessThan: 5.6.0, status: affected, version: 5.x, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 9.8
baseSeverity: CRITICAL
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.0
]
workarounds: Remote logging is disabled by default.  Turning off remote logging protects against this issue.