# CVE-2006-5156: Buffer overflow in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator before 3.5.0.720 and ProtectionPilot before 1.1.1.126 allows remote attackers to execute arbi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2006-10-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## 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://www.remote-exploit.org/advisories/mcafee-epo.pdf
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016970
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016971
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29307
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20288
- http://www.osvdb.org/29421
- http://download.nai.com/products/patches/ePO/v3.5/EPO3506.txt
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3861
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/049803.html
- http://knowledge.mcafee.com/article/365/8611438_f.SAL_Public.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22222
- http://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=8611438&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=2997768&stateId=0%200%202995803
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/842452
- http://download.nai.com/products/patches/protectionpilot/v1.1.1/PRP1113.txt
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2467
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16783
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/mcafee_epolicy_source.rb

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