Medium severity5.0NVD Advisory· Published Mar 14, 2017· Updated May 13, 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.

Affected products

Intel/VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)v5
Range: 2.0.3 (and earlier)

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

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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