Multiple McAfee MCSUBMGR ActiveX control buffer overflow
| mcafee-mcsubmgr-activex-bo (34179) |  High Risk |
Description:
Multiple McAfee products are vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the MCSUBMGR ActiveX control's IsOldAppInstalled() function. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the victim's privileges.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.6 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to McAfee Security Bulletin 419189 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 05.08.07: McAfee Security Center IsOldAppInstalled ActiveX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
- McAfee Security Bulletin 419189: McAfee SecurityCenter 7.2.147 or higher fixes vulnerability.
- BID-23888: McAfee Security Center McSubMgr.DLL ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- BID-23909: McAfee Viruscan GetUserRegisteredForBackend McSubMgr.DLL ActiveX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-2584: Buffer overflow in the IsOldAppInstalled function in the McSubMgr.McSubMgr Subscription Manager ActiveX control (MCSUBMGR.DLL) in McAfee SecurityCenter before 6.0.25 and 7.x before 7.2.147 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument.
- SA25173: McAfee SecurityCenter Subscription Manager ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
- SECTRACK ID: 1018028: McAfee SecurityCenter Buffer Overflow in the McSubMgr ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1717: McAfee SecurityCenter Subscription Manager ActiveX Code Execution Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- McAfee Security Center 4.3
- McAfee Security Center 6.0
- McAfee Security Center 6.0.22
- McAfee Security Center 7.0
- McAfee Security Center 7.1
- McAfee Security Center 7.2
- McAfee SecurityCenter Agent 6.0
- McAfee VirusScan 10.0.27
- McAfee VirusScan 2004
- McAfee VirusScan 2005
Reported:
May 08, 2007
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