ActiveX Control Vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Security Center
CVE-2005-3657

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor: Mcafee
Status: Virusscan Security Center; Mcinsctl.dll
Vendor: CVE Published:; 21 December 2005

What is CVE-2005-3657?

The ActiveX control in MCINSCTL.DLL for McAfee VirusScan Security Center contains a vulnerability that fails to leverage the IObjectSafetySiteLock API for domain access restrictions. This oversight permits attackers to manipulate files remotely via the vulnerable StartLog and AddLog methods in the MCINSTALL.McLog object. As a result, this flaw could lead to unauthorized file creation or modification, potentially compromising system integrity.

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