The McAfee VirusScan log size limitation parameters are not configured as required.

From McAfee VirusScan Managed Client

Part of DTAM134

Associated with IA controls: ECVP-1

Associated with: CCI-001242

SV-21423r2_rule The McAfee VirusScan log size limitation parameters are not configured as required.

Vulnerability discussion

This setting is required to ensure when buffer overflow protection is enabled that the "Log file size" is selected. Buffer overflow protection prevents tampered with application code from being executed on the computer. The "Log file size" option is selected to ensure that buffer overflow log file size does not excced 100mb.

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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 Reports tab, locate the "Log file size" label. Criteria: If the "Limit the size of the file" option is selected, and the “Maximum log file size:” is less than or equals 100MB, this is not a finding.

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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 Reports tab, locate the "Log file size:" label. If the "Limit the size of the file" option is selected, ensure the “Maximum log file size:” is less than 100MB.

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