CVE-2012-5879

Public Exploit

Description

An ActiveX control in McHealthCheck.dll in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) and ePO-MVT 6.5.0.2101 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify or create arbitrary files via a full pathname argument to the Save method.

Category

8.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.94% Top 10%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10040
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028357 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-03/0143.html mailing list exploit
http://osvdb.org/91700 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58750 vdb entry exploit
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23128

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5879?
CVE-2012-5879 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5879?
To fix CVE-2012-5879, 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-2012-5879 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5879 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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