Unknown vulnerability in the Buffer Overflow Protection in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise…
Priority LOW 11Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unknown vulnerability in the Buffer Overflow Protection in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (unstable operation) via a long string in the (1) "Process name", (2) "Module name", or (3) "API name" fields.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00376 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3575
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2xw-966p-fmw3
References
Advisory 1
More McAfee Virusscan vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-02496 Buffer overflow in the IsOldAppInstalled function in the McSubMgr.McSubMgr Subscription… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-03837 Buffer overflow in McSubMgr ActiveX control (mcsubmgr.dll) in McAfee Security Center… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2000-00119 The default configurations for McAfee Virus Scan and Norton Anti-Virus virus checkers do… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2004-00768 McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1 does not drop SYSTEM privileges before allowing users to browse… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2002-02194 McAfee VirusScan 4.5.1, when the WebScanX.exe module is enabled, searches for particular… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2006-05229 McAfee Network Agent (mcnasvc.exe) 1.0.178.0, as used by multiple McAfee products… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-3575 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-3575 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g2xw-966p-fmw3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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