McAfee on Tuesday confirmed that consumer versions of its leading software for securing PCs is vulnerable to a flaw that could leave users open to hackers. eEye discovered the vulnerability on July 19 and reported it to McAfee. The flaw means attackers could retrieve passwords and other sensitive personal information stored on a user’s computer. An attack could also lead to complete system compromise at which point an attacker could install Trojans, modify or delete files, or perform any other activity as a normal logged-on user would.
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McAfee Readies Patch for Security Vulnerability
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire August 1, 2006 02:03 PMMcAfee on Tuesday confirmed that consumer versions of its leading software for securing PCs is vulnerable to a flaw that could leave users open to hackers. eEye discovered the vulnerability on July 19 and reported it to McAfee. The flaw means attackers could retrieve passwords and other sensitive personal information stored on a user’s computer. An attack could also lead to complete system compromise at which point an attacker could install Trojans, modify or delete files, or perform any other activity as a normal logged-on user would.