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CVE-2005-3657

The ActiveX control in MCINSCTL.DLL for McAfee VirusScan Security Center does not use the IObjectSafetySiteLock API to restrict access to r…

Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

The ActiveX control in MCINSCTL.DLL for McAfee VirusScan Security Center does not use the IObjectSafetySiteLock API to restrict access to required domains, which allows remote attackers to create or append to arbitrary files via the StartLog and AddLog methods in the MCINSTALL.McLog object.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

  • securityreason.com /securityalert/279 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1015390 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2005/3006 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • idefense.com /intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=358 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_IDEFENSE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/15986 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/18169 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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