McAfee Total Protection Directory Junction Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Details
This vulnerability allows local attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of McAfee Total Protection. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the QuickClean feature. By creating a directory junction, an attacker can abuse QuickClean to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system.
Additional Details
McAfee has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?&id=TS103114
Disclosure Timeline
- 2020-11-13 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2021-02-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
Credit
Abdelhamid Naceri
