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CVE-2012-5879


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

2013-03-28T23:55:01.470

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 8.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

9.5

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mcafee mcafee_virtual_technician ≤ 6.5.0.2101 Yes
Application mcafee mcafee_virtual_technician 6.3.0.1911 Yes
Application mcafee epo_mcafee_virtual_technician ≤ 6.5.0.2101 Yes
Application mcafee epo_mcafee_virtual_technician 1.0 Yes
Application mcafee epo_mcafee_virtual_technician 1.0.4.0 Yes
Application mcafee epo_mcafee_virtual_technician 1.0.7 Yes
Application mcafee epo_mcafee_virtual_technician 1.0.8 Yes
Application mcafee epo_mcafee_virtual_technician 1.0.9 Yes

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