CVE-2006-3961
What it is
Buffer overflow in McSubMgr ActiveX control (mcsubmgr.dll) in McAfee Security Center 6.0.23 for Internet Security Suite 2006, Wireless Home Network Security, Personal Firewall Plus, VirusScan, Privacy Service, SpamKiller, AntiSpyware, and QuickClean allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via long string parameters, which are later used in vsprintf.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 34.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 34.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 34.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-119 · Buffer errors
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mcafee Antispyware 2005
- Mcafee Antispyware 2006
- Mcafee Internet Security Suite 2004
- Mcafee Internet Security Suite 2005
- Mcafee Internet Security Suite 2006
- Mcafee Personal Firewall Plus 2004
- Mcafee Personal Firewall Plus 2005
- Mcafee Personal Firewall Plus 2006
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2006-3961.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2006-3961. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21264
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19265
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3096
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21264
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19265
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3096
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21264
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016614
- http://ts.mcafeehelp.com/faq3.asp?docid=407052
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD2006807.html
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/upcoming/20060719.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/481212
- http://www.osvdb.org/27698
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442495/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19265
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3096
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21264
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016614
- http://ts.mcafeehelp.com/faq3.asp?docid=407052
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD2006807.html
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/upcoming/20060719.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/481212
- http://www.osvdb.org/27698
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442495/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19265
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3096