CVE-2012-4584

Published: Aug 22, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

3.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 6.8 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, does not properly encrypt system-backup data, which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a backup file, as demonstrated by obtaining password hashes.

Affected (4)

Products: Mcafee: Email And Web Security, Email Gateway

Mcafee

2 products

Email And Web Security

Email Gateway

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mcafee Email And Web Security	Version 5.0
Mcafee Email And Web Security	Version 5.5
Mcafee Email And Web Security	Version 5.6
Mcafee Email Gateway	Version 7.0

Related CWEs

CWE-310

References (4)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0162.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0162.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10020

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

Timeline

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