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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, P…

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
McafeeAntispyware
Versions 2005, 2006
McafeeInternet Security Suite
Versions 2004, 2005, 2006
McafeePersonal Firewall Plus
Versions 2004, 2005, 2006
McafeePrivacy Service
Versions 2004, 2005, 2006
McafeeQuickclean
Versions 2004, 2005, 2006
McafeeSecurity Center
Versions 4.3, 6.0, 6.0.22, 6.0.23
McafeeSpamkiller
Versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
McafeeVirusscan
Versions 2004, 2005, 2006
McafeeWireless Home Network Security
Version 2006

Weakness classification

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