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CVE-2012-5879

8.2 · HIGH

An ActiveX control in McHealthCheck.dll in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) and ePO-MVT 6.5.0.2101 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify or create arbitrary files via a full pathname argumen…

Published Mar 28, 2013mcafeeCWE-264EPSS 5.20%

Overview

CVE-2012-5879 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mcafee mcafee_virtual_technician. It was published on March 28, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.2 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.2, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

An ActiveX control in McHealthCheck.dll in McAfee Virtual Technician (MVT) and ePO-MVT 6.5.0.2101 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify or create arbitrary files via a full pathname argument to the Save method.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mcafee. Update mcafee_virtual_technician to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mcafeemcafee_virtual_technician0Affected
mcafeeepo_mcafee_virtual_technician0Affected

References

Refarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-03/0143.htmlRefosvdb.org/91700Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/58750Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1028357Refkc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10040Refwww.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23128Refarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-03/0143.htmlRefosvdb.org/91700Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/58750Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1028357

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5879?

CVE-2012-5879 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mcafee mcafee_virtual_technician. It was published on March 28, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.2 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2012-5879?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.2, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2012-5879?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mcafee. Update mcafee_virtual_technician to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2012-5879?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2012-5879 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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