Buffer overflow in DLP Endpoint for Windows
Buffer overflow in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLPe) for Windows 11.x prior to 11.3.2.8 allows local user to cause the Windows operating system to "blue screen" via a carefully constructed message sent to DLPe which bypasses DLPe internal checks and results in DLPe reading unallocated memory.
- Published
- Aug 21, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 15th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.5
- CNA · trellix
- 4.4
- 1.1 point gap
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mcafee | data loss prevention endpoint | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:data_loss_prevention_endpoint |
| microsoft | windows | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mcafee data loss prevention endpoint11.3.0 and later · before 11.3.2.82
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (trellix). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
McAfee, LLC Data Loss Prevention (DLPe) for Windows
- 11.x and later · before 11.3.2.8affected
Same product
mcafee: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-6664SB10233 - Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint before 10.0.500 and DLP Endpoint before 11.0.400 - Application Protections Bypass vulnerability35Monitor
- CVE-2019-3622DLP Endpoint log file redirection to arbitrary locations32Monitor
- CVE-2021-23887Privilege escalation in McAfee DLP Endpoint for Windows31Monitor
- CVE-2018-6689Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) - Authentication Bypass vulnerability31Monitor
- CVE-2016-8012Access control vulnerability in Intel Security Data Loss Prevention Endpoint (DLPe) 9.4.200 and 9.3.600 allows authenticated users with Read31Monitor
- CVE-2021-31844Local Privilege Escalation in McAfee DLP Endpoint for Windows29Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.