CVE-2005-3657 describes a vulnerability in the ActiveX control (MCINSCTL.DLL) within McAfee VirusScan Security Center. This flaw allows remote attackers to create or append to arbitrary files using the StartLog and AddLog methods of the MCINSTALL.McLog object, due to a lack of IObjectSafetySiteLock API restriction. With a CVSS score of 5.0, it represents a medium-severity vulnerability that can be exploited remotely with low complexity and no authentication, primarily impacting integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.0.83CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcinsctl.dll:4.0.0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_security_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_security_center:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_security_center:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_security_center:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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