McAfee WebAdvisor remote code execution vulnerability

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Content source

https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/oracle/webcenter/page/scopedMD/s55728c97_466d_4ddb_952d_05484ea932c6/Page29.jspx?showFooter=false&locale=en-US&articleId=TS103008&leftWidth=0%25&showHeader=false&wc.contextURL=%2Fspaces%2Fcp&rightWidth=0%25&centerWidth=100%25&_adf.ctrl-state=l5p9dmgak_70&_afrLoop=1005879487972608#!%40%40%3FshowFooter%3Dfalse%26locale%3Den-US%26_afrLoop%3D1005879487972608%26articleId%3DTS103008%26leftWidth%3D0%2525%26showHeader%3Dfalse%26wc.contextURL%3D%252Fspaces%252Fcp%26rightWidth%3D0%2525%26centerWidth%3D100%2525%26_adf.ctrl-state%3D6sub5mugr_65

A vulnerability is a flaw in a software program that can potentially allow a hacker, also known as an attacker, to gain access to the device running the vulnerable software, or other connected devices. This Security Bulletin describes a vulnerability in a McAfee program, and provides ways to fix the issue or minimize its impact.

Both Firefox and Chrome are affected.

A nice example why browsers should be used with less as possible add-ons

 

[oldschool]

A nice example why browsers should be used with less as possible add-ons

And that there are better extensions than McAfee.

 

[BVLon]

And that there are better extensions than McAfee.

Their Web Advisor is actually good. McAfee normally takes vulnerabilities seriously, so they will fix it quickly.

 

[oldschool]

Their Web Advisor is actually good. McAfee normally takes vulnerabilities seriously, so they will fix it quickly.

It is, but it site advisor only works with a limited number of search engines like yahoo, etc..

 

[SeriousHoax]

Isn't it an extension? Why there's a 39 mb .exe installer!

 

[BVLon]

Isn't it an extension? Why there's a 39 mb .exe installer!

It installs extensions for all browsers... McAfee products are always huge on size for some reason...

 

[oldschool]

Isn't it an extension? Why there's a 39 mb .exe installer!

It's always been like this. I haven't used it in a long time.