TI-2017-02993 Aliases CVE-2017-3898 GHSA-8vwv-vjpq-cx75

Improper input validation in McAfee Live Safe

LOW 32CWE-20Published 2017-09-01 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A man-in-the-middle attack vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee LiveSafe (MLS) versions prior to 16.0.3 allows network attackers to modify the Windows registry value associated with the McAfee update via the HTTP backend-response.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03176 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
McAfee	Live Safe	16.0.3	—	No fix listed	CNA

Live Safe VendorMcAfee Affected 16.0.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:livesafe::::::::	up to 16.0.2	Vulnerable	McAfee

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:livesafe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 16.0.2 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-3898
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8vwv-vjpq-cx75

References

Advisory 1

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS102723

TI-2017-02992 Code injection in McAfee Live Safe CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2016-03904 Integer signedness error in the AV engine before DAT 8145, as used in McAfee LiveSafe… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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