Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2006-3961
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
6.8
MEDIUM
EPSS Probability:32.86%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| mcafee | antispyware | 2005, 2006 |
| mcafee | internet_security_suite | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| mcafee | personal_firewall_plus | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| mcafee | privacy_service | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| mcafee | quickclean | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| mcafee | security_center | 4.3, 6.0, 6.0.22, 6.0.23 |
| mcafee | spamkiller | 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 |
| mcafee | virusscan | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| mcafee | wireless_home_network_security | 2006 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
32.855%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2006-08-01T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2006-08-01T21:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2006-07-31 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-07T18:48:39 |
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