CVE-2017-3898

Published: Sep 1, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.9

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

A man-in-the-middle attack vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee LiveSafe (MLS) versions prior to 16.0.3 allows network attackers to modify the Windows registry value associated with the McAfee update via the HTTP backend-response.

Affected (1)

Products: Mcafee: Livesafe

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mcafee Livesafe	Up to 16.0.2

Related CWEs

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (2)

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS102723

Source: secure@intel.com

Vendor Advisory

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS102723

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

Vendor Advisory

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