CVE-2020-7339

Database Security(DBS)-Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: December 9, 2020 at 11:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDatabase Security

Using Database Security by McAfee?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect Database Security - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in McAfee Database Security Server and Sensor prior to 4.8.0 in the form of a SHA1 signed certificate that would allow an attacker on the same local network to potentially intercept communication between the Server and Sensors.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.8.0
Affected range stops below 4.8.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

CVSS

6.3MEDIUMtrellix
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-327

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card