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.
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| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2005-3654 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T23:17:23.394Z
Reserved: 2005-11-18T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2005-3657
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2005-12-21T11:03:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2005-3657
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