CVE-2006-3961 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the McSubMgr ActiveX control (mcsubmgr.dll) present across various McAfee Security Center 6.0.23 products, including Internet Security Suite 2006, VirusScan, and others. This flaw allows remote, user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands by providing overly long string parameters. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with network-based attacks, medium complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via Metasploit, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a high potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2005CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:antispyware:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2006CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:antispyware:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2004CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2005CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2006CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.