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'Specially crafted username' opens the keys to the kingdom of FAIL:
Designated CVE-2015-8024, the bug covers "McAfee Enterprise Security Manager (ESM), Enterprise Security Manager/Log Manager (ESMLM), and Enterprise Security Manager/Receiver (ESMREC) 9.3.x before 9.3.2MR19, 9.4.x before 9.4.2MR9, and 9.5.x before 9.5.0MR8, when configured to use Active Directory or LDAP authentication sources, allow remote attackers to bypass authentication by logging in with the username 'NGCP|NGCP|NGCP;' and any password", the advisory states.
So, you install a security product and that provides an open backdoor into your systems?
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You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 09 2015, @01:37AM
Because I have more money than inklings about security.
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 09 2015, @02:34AM
Or you work in the US Government. They love McAfee crap.
(Score: 2) by Fluffeh on Wednesday December 09 2015, @02:53AM
I think the OP comment still applies perfect to the US Government.