Vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator
CVE-2006-5156
Buffer overflow in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator before 3.5.0.720 and ProtectionPilot before 1.1.1.126 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a request to /spipe/pkg/ with a long source header.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.740 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.740 · newest: 0.740 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator — versions 3.0, 3.5.0
- Mcafee Protectionpilot — versions 1.1.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.remote-exploit.org/advisories/mcafee-epo.pdf (Exploit)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29307 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20288 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/29421 (vdb-entry)
- download.nai.com/products/patches/ePO/v3.5/EPO3506.txt (Patch)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3861 (vdb-entry)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/049803.html (mailing-list)
- knowledge.mcafee.com/article/365/8611438_f.SAL_Public.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-5156?
- CVE-2006-5156 is a vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator. Published 2006-10-05.
- Is CVE-2006-5156 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.