Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-3657
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3657
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 41.79%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-3657
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2005-3657
Products affected by CVE-2005-3657
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcinsctl.dll:4.0.0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_security_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_security_center:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_security_center:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_security_center:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_security_center:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_security_center:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_security_center:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_security_center:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_security_center:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_security_center:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_security_center:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*