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CVE-2008-1357

Format string vulnerability in the logDetail function of applib.dll in McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.6.0.574 (Patch 3) and earlier, as used in ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0.0 build 1015, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a sender field in an AgentWakeup request to UDP port 8082. NOTE: this issue only exists when the debug level is 8.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-1357 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from mcafee, from mcafee, from mcafee and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-03-17T17:44:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-134

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mcafee	agent	4.0	Yes
Application	mcafee	cma	3.0.6.453	Yes
Application	mcafee	cma	3.5.5.438	Yes
Application	mcafee	cma	3.6.438	Yes
Application	mcafee	cma	3.6.453	Yes
Application	mcafee	cma	3.6.546	Yes
Application	mcafee	cma	3.6.574	Yes
Application	mcafee	epolicy_orchestrator	4.0	Yes
Application	mcafee	mcafee_framework	3.6.569	Yes

References

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/meccaffi-adv.txt Exploit ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29337 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3748 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489476/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28228 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019609 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0866/references ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41178 ([email protected])
https://knowledge.mcafee.com/article/234/615103_f.sal_public.html ([email protected])
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/meccaffi-adv.txt Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29337 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3748 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489476/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28228 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019609 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0866/references (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41178 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://knowledge.mcafee.com/article/234/615103_f.sal_public.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mcafee's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.