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CVE-2005-3657

 

Severity Score

5.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2005-11-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2005-12-21 CVE Published
  • 2023-11-11 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Mcafee
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Mcinsctl.dll
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4.0.0.83
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Mcafee
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Virusscan Security Center
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Mcafee
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Virusscan Security Center
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4.0
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Mcafee
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Virusscan Security Center
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4.0.3
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Mcafee
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Virusscan Security Center
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4.5
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Mcafee
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Virusscan Security Center
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4.5.1
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Mcafee
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Virusscan Security Center
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5.0
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Mcafee
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Virusscan Security Center
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6.0
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Mcafee
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Virusscan Security Center
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7.0
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Mcafee
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Virusscan Security Center
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7.1
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Mcafee
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Virusscan Security Center
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8.0
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Mcafee
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Virusscan Security Center
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9.0
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