CVE-2005-3657

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.60%

Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/279	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015390	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3006	vdb entry
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=358	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15986	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18169	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3657?: CVE-2005-3657 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3657?: To fix CVE-2005-3657, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3657 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3657 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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