CVE-2006-3961
McAfee Security Center 6.0.23 - Buffer Overflow via mcsubmgr.dll Long String Parameters
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2006-3961.
PoCs published by Metasploit, skape, including Metasploit module exploits/windows/browser/mcafee_mcsubmgr_vsprintf.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a stack buffer overflow in the McAfee Subscription Manager ActiveX control via an unsafe use of vsprintf. It delivers a payload through a malicious HTML page, triggering the vulnerability in the IsAppExpired method.
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.
Exploits (2)
This exploit targets a stack buffer overflow in the McAfee Subscription Manager ActiveX control via an unsafe use of vsprintf. It delivers a payload through a malicious HTML page, triggering the vulnerability in the IsAppExpired method.
This Metasploit module exploits a stack buffer overflow in McAfee Subscription Manager's ActiveX control via an unsafe vsprintf usage. It triggers the vulnerability by passing a large string to the IsAppExpired method, leading to arbitrary code execution.