CVE-2006-5417 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in McAfee Network Agent (mcnasvc.exe) version 1.0.178.0, affecting multiple McAfee products including Internet Security Suite, Personal Firewall Plus, and VirusScan. An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the agent by sending a specially crafted, long packet, likely due to an invalid string position field. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.178.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:network_agent:1.0.178.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:personal_firewall_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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