CVE-2005-3657 | BDVDB-2026-14213 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/279
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015390
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3006
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=358
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15986
http://secunia.com/advisories/18169

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12005-12-21Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.