CVE-2006-3961
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.
Published:Aug 1, 2006
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Aug 1, 2006
EPSS Score:0.71488
CVSS Score:6.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Mcafee
Product
Antispyware
Mcafee
Antispyware
Vendor
Mcafee
Product
Internet Security Suite
Mcafee
Internet Security Suite
Vendor
Mcafee
Product
Personal Firewall Plus
Mcafee
Personal Firewall Plus
Vendor
Mcafee
Product
Privacy Service
Mcafee
Privacy Service
Vendor
Mcafee
Product
Quickclean
Mcafee
Quickclean
Vendor
Mcafee
Product
Security Center
Mcafee
Security Center
Vendor
Mcafee
Product
Spamkiller
Mcafee
Spamkiller
Vendor
Mcafee
Product
Virusscan
Mcafee
Virusscan
Vendor
Mcafee
Product
Wireless Home Network Security
Mcafee
Wireless Home Network Security
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
