Medium severity5.0NVD Advisory· Published Mar 14, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-8021

Description

Improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote authenticated users to spoof update server and execute arbitrary code via a crafted input file.

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Affected products

McAfee/Virusscan Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
Range: <=2.0.3
Intel/VirusScan Enterprise Linuxllm-create
Range: <=2.0.3
McAfee/VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)llm-fuzzy
Range: <=2.0.3
Intel/VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)v5
Range: 2.0.3 (and earlier)

Patches

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References

kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/nvd

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