CVE-2012-4584: mcafee email_and_web_security Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-4584 is a low (CVSS 3.5) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in mcafee email_and_web_security. EPSS estimates a 0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 22-08-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.