CVE-2005-3657
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CVE-2005-3657 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 2.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mcafee | Mcinsctl.Dll | 4.0.0.83 |
| Mcafee | Virusscan Security Center | All versions |
| Mcafee | Virusscan Security Center | 4.0 |
| Mcafee | Virusscan Security Center | 4.0.3 |
| Mcafee | Virusscan Security Center | 4.5 |
| Mcafee | Virusscan Security Center | 4.5.1 |
| Mcafee | Virusscan Security Center | 5.0 |
| Mcafee | Virusscan Security Center | 6.0 |
| Mcafee | Virusscan Security Center | 7.0 |
| Mcafee | Virusscan Security Center | 7.1 |
| Mcafee | Virusscan Security Center | 8.0 |
| Mcafee | Virusscan Security Center | 9.0 |
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