
Statement of CVE Implementation
McAfee Policy Auditor 5.0 fully implements and supports the Common Vulnerabilities and
Exposures (CVE) standard vulnerability dictionary. CVE provides unique, standardized identifiers
for security vulnerabilities. CVE does not address compliance items — only vulnerability issues.
Each CVE identifier consists of a CVE identifier number, such as CVE-2008-0042; an indication
of whether the CVE has a status of "entry" or "candidate;" a description of the vulnerability;
and any references, such as advisories or OVAL identification.
The security content provided by McAfee refers to CVE identifiers when addressing vulnerabilities
and whether a vendor's patch has been applied to address the vulnerability. Policy Auditor
Statement of CCE Implementation
McAfee Policy Auditor 5.0 fully implements and supports the Common Configuration Enumeration
(CCE) standard.
While CVE identifies vulnerabilities, CCE uniquely identifies security-related configuration issues
in a standard manner. CCE is designed to support software-based configurations, not hardware
configurations. Further, if there are several ways to set a configuration, such as password
length, CCE concentrates on the configuration itself, not the means by which that configuration
was achieved.
CCE references in SCAP content allow Policy Auditor to compare configurations across systems
and across single systems over a user-definable period of time.
Statement of CPE Implementation
McAfee Policy Auditor 5.0 fully implements the Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) standard.
CPE provides a standard reference and notation method to software and operating systems.
For example, Windows XP is is a structured naming scheme that is based upon the generic
syntax for Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI). CPE provides the following:
• formal name format
• language for describing complex platforms
• method for checking names against a system
• description format for binding text and tests to a name
Policy Auditor allows uses to create audits with SCAP content that covers a number of common
Operating Systems and platforms. For example, an audit may cover both Windows XP and
Windows Vista operating systems. By using CPE, Policy Auditor is able to use the correct SCAP
content on the correct system.
Statement of CVSS Implementation
McAfee Policy Auditor 5.0 fully implements the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
CVSS is a standardized open framework for measuring the impact of vulnerabilities. Each CVE
includes an associated CVSS vector for use in determining the relative severity of vulnerabilities.
CVSS is built upon a quantitative model that ensures repeatable measurements on systems,
valid comparisons between systems, and allows users to view the underlying vulnerability
Complying with SCAP
Statement of CVE Implementation
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