VDB-26719 · CVE-2005-3377 · BID 15189

McAfee Internet Security Suite 7.1.5 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Internet Security Suite 7.1.5. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-3377. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Internet Security Suite 7.1.5. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple interpretation error in (1) McAfee Internet Security Suite 7.1.5 version 9.1.08 with the 4.4.00 engine and (2) McAfee Corporate 8.0.0 patch 10 with the 4400 engine allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning via a file such as BAT, HTML, and EML with an "MZ" magic byte sequence which is normally associated with EXE, which causes the file to be treated as a safe type that could still be executed as a dangerous file type by applications on the end system, as demonstrated by a "triple headed" program that contains EXE, EML, and HTML content, aka the "magic byte bug."

The weakness was shared 10/30/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3377 since 10/29/2005. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 15189†). The entries VDB-26724, VDB-26723, VDB-26722 and VDB-26721 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

McAfee

Name

Internet Security Suite

Version

7.1.5

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.mcafee.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/25/2005 🔍
10/29/2005 +4 days 🔍
10/30/2005 +1 days 🔍
10/30/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3419 days 🔍
07/27/2017 +869 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3377 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3377
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26719
SecurityFocus: 15189 - Multiple Vendor Anti-Virus Magic Byte Detection Evasion Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/27/2017 08:56
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (42), 07/27/2017 08:56 (6)
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