A memory corruption vulnerability in Scriptscan COM Object in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Patch 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to create a Denial of Service on the active Internet Explorer tab via a crafted HTML link
Published Apr 25, 2017
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.17%
Description
A memory corruption vulnerability in Scriptscan COM Object in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Patch 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to create a Denial of Service on the active Internet Explorer tab via a crafted HTML link.
Affected products
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- Version 8.8 Patch 8 and earlierStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee | VirusScan Enterprise | n/a |
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- ≤ 8.8.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01171) | 66.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01161) | 62.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 56.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00136) | 50.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00136) | 49.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00136) | 47.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98041 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10194 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98041 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10194 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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