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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-3961 · published 1 August 2006

CVE-2006-3961: Mcafee antispyware memory buffer overflow vulnerability

MMcafee · Antispyware

Buffer overflow in McSubMgr ActiveX control (mcsubmgr.dll) in McAfee Security Center 6.0.23 for Internet Security Suite 2006, Wireless Home Network Security, Personal Firewall Plus, VirusScan, Privacy Service, SpamKiller, AntiSpyware, and QuickClean allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via long string parameters, which are later used in vsprintf.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 34% · top 1.6% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
34%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
9Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in McSubMgr ActiveX control (mcsubmgr.dll) in McAfee Security Center 6.0.23 for Internet Security Suite 2006, Wireless Home Network Security, Personal Firewall Plus, VirusScan, Privacy Service, SpamKiller, AntiSpyware, and QuickClean allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via long string parameters, which are later used in vsprintf.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

9 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/21264 PatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016614
http://ts.mcafeehelp.com/faq3.asp?docid=407052
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD2006807.html
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/upcoming/20060719.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/481212 US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/27698
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442495/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19265 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3096 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21264 PatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016614
http://ts.mcafeehelp.com/faq3.asp?docid=407052
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD2006807.html
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/upcoming/20060719.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/481212 US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/27698
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442495/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19265 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3096 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-3961), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.