Title

The McAfee VirusScan buffer overflow protection mode is not configured as required. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This setting is required to ensure that buffer overflow protection is enabled and that "Protection mode" is enabled. Buffer overflow protection prevents tampered with application code from being executed on the computer. The "Protection mode" option is selected to ensure that the application is prevented from executing.

Check Content

From the ePO server console, select Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select the Policies tab, select from the product pull down list VirusScan Enterprise 8.7.0. Locate in the Category column the Buffer Overflow Protection Policies. Select from the Policy column the policy associated with the Buffer Overflow Protection Policies. Under the Buffer Overflow Protection tab, locate the "Buffer Overflow settings:" label. Ensure the "Protection mode" option is selected. Criteria: If the "Protection mode" option is selected, this is not a finding.

Fix Text

From the ePO server console, select Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select the Policies tab, select from the product pull down list VirusScan Enterprise 8.7.0. Locate in the Category column the Buffer Overflow Protection Policies. Select from the Policy column the policy associated with the Buffer Overflow Protection Policies. Under the Buffer Overflow Protection tab, locate the "Buffer Overflow settings:" label. Select the "Protection mode" option. Select Save.

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Vulnerability ID: V-14658

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