# CVE-2005-3657: The ActiveX control in MCINSCTL.DLL for McAfee VirusScan Security Center does not use the IObjectSafetySiteLock API to restrict access to re

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-12-21 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The ActiveX control in MCINSCTL.DLL for McAfee VirusScan Security Center does not use the IObjectSafetySiteLock API to restrict access to required domains, which allows remote attackers to create or append to arbitrary files via the StartLog and AddLog methods in the MCINSTALL.McLog object.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/279
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015390
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3006
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=358
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15986
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18169

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