CVE-2005-3657

N/A Unknown
Published: December 21, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18169
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/279
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015390
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=358
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15986
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3006
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18169
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/279
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015390
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=358
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15986
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3006
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
72th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mcafee