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
Published Dec 21, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.32%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0.0.83
- n/a
- 4.0
- 4.0.3
- 4.5
- 4.5.1
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02320) | 82.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02320) | 81.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.60% (0.00596) | 67.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 24.79% (0.24788) | 96.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 27, 2024 | 25.93% (0.25934) | 96.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 11, 2023 | 41.79% (0.41790) | 96.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 49.55% (0.49547) | 96.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18169 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/279 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015390 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=358 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15986 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3006 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18169 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/279 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015390 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=358 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15986 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3006 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
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