Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 1, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-3897
CVE-2017-3897
Description
A Code Injection vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee Live Safe versions prior to 16.0.3 and McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) versions prior to 3.11.599.3 allows network attackers to perform a malicious file execution via a HTTP backend-response.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_scan_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_scan_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.11.599.2
- (no CPE)range: 3.11.599.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspxnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100100nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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