CVE-2016-8030 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in the Scriptscan COM Object within McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Patch 8 and earlier. This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) on an active Internet Explorer tab by enticing a user to click a specially crafted HTML link. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), the attack requires user interaction and has a low impact, primarily affecting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been identified for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:patch8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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