McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 3.5.0 Source Code Header memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 3.5.0 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Source Code Header Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5156. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 3.5.0 (Endpoint Management Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component Source Code Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 10/02/2006. The weakness was published 10/02/2006 by Mati Aharoni and Moti Joseph (Website). The advisory is shared for download at download.nai.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5156 since 10/03/2006. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at saintcorporation.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22494 (ePolicy Orchestrator HTTP /spipe/pkg/ Source Header Remote Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38563 (McAfee EPolicy Orchestrator and ProtectionPilot HTTP Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at download.nai.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 8441. In this case the pattern AgentGuid= is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4788.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29307), Exploit-DB (2467), Tenable (22494), SecurityFocus (BID 20288†) and OSVDB (29421†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 22494
Nessus Name: ePolicy Orchestrator HTTP /spipe/pkg/ Source Header Remote Overflow
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Saint ID: exploit_info/mcafee_http_header_bo
Saint Name: McAfee HTTP header processing buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: mcafee_epolicy_source.rb
MetaSploit Name: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator / ProtectionPilot Overflow
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: download.nai.com

Snort ID: 8441
Snort Message: WEB-MISC McAfee header buffer overflow attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: download.nai.com
Researcher: Mati Aharoni, Moti Joseph
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5156 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5156
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2580
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X-Force: 29307 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator and ProtectionPilot source header buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 20288 - McAfee EPolicy Orchestrator and ProtectionPilot HTTP Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 22222 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator / ProtectionPilot Source Header Buffer Overflow, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 29421 - McAfee Multiple Products HTTP /spipe/pkg/ Source Header Remote Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1016971
Vulnerability Center: 12817 - McAfee ProtectionPilot and ePolicy Orchestrator Buffer Overflow, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-3861

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2006 12:33
Updated: 06/16/2025 01:47
Changes: 10/04/2006 12:33 (111), 07/08/2019 22:36 (2), 11/25/2024 00:28 (17), 06/16/2025 01:47 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:35D:103

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