McAfee SecurityCenter Subscription Manager ActiveX Buffer Overflow

Publish date: February 10, 2011
  Severity: HIGH
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2006-3961
  Advisory Date: FEB 10, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

 Buffer overflow in McSubMgr ActiveX control (mcsubmgr.dll) in McAfee Security Center 6.0.23 for Internet Security Suite 2006, Wireless Home Network Security, Personal Firewall Plus, VirusScan, Privacy Service, SpamKiller, AntiSpyware, and QuickClean allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via long string parameters, which are later used in vsprintf.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities. Please refer to the filter number and filter name when applying appropriate DPI and/or IDF rules.

  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1000939
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1000939 - McAfee SecurityCenter Subscription Manager ActiveX Buffer Overflow

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • McAfee AntiSpyware 2005
  • McAfee AntiSpyware 2006
  • McAfee McAfee Internet Security Suite 2004
  • McAfee McAfee Internet Security Suite 2005
  • McAfee McAfee Internet Security Suite 2006
  • McAfee Personal Firewall Plus 2004
  • McAfee Personal Firewall Plus 2005
  • McAfee Personal Firewall Plus 2006
  • McAfee Privacy Service 2004
  • McAfee Privacy Service 2005
  • McAfee Privacy Service 2006
  • McAfee QuickClean 2004
  • McAfee QuickClean 2005
  • McAfee QuickClean 2006
  • McAfee SecurityCenter 4.3
  • McAfee SecurityCenter 6.0
  • McAfee SecurityCenter 6.0.22
  • McAfee SecurityCenter 6.0.23
  • McAfee SpamKiller 2004
  • McAfee SpamKiller 2005
  • McAfee SpamKiller 2006
  • McAfee VirusScan 2004
  • McAfee VirusScan 2005
  • McAfee VirusScan 2006
  • McAfee Wireless Home Network Security 2006

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