CVE-2012-5879 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An ActiveX control in McHealthCheck.dll in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) and ePO-MVT 6.5.0.2101 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify or create arbitrary files via a full pathname argument to the Save method.

Published: 2013-03-28

Score: 8.2 High

EPSS: 11.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_virtual_technician::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_virtual_technician:6.3.0.1911:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0.4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epo_mcafee_virtual_technician:1.0.9:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11937.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-03/0143.html
http://osvdb.org/91700
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58750
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028357
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10040
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23128

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee Epo Mcafee Virtual Technician Mcafee Virtual Technician

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-03-28T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:51:34.539Z

Reserved: 2012-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5879

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-03-28T23:55:01.470

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-5879

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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