CVE-2005-3657
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Puntuación base: 5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.32%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 83
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18169
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/279
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015390
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=358
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15986
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3006
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18169
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/279
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015390
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=358
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15986
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3006
JSON original (NVD)
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