# CVE-2006-3575: Unknown vulnerability in the Buffer Overflow Protection in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-07-13 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016450
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439430/100/0/threaded
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1216
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27625

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