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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-3961

CVE-2006-3961

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.

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Affected products

26
  • McAfee/Antispyware2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:antispyware:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:antispyware:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:antispyware:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • McAfee/Internet Security Suite3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:internet_security_suite:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • McAfee/Personal Firewall Plus3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:personal_firewall_plus:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:personal_firewall_plus:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:personal_firewall_plus:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:personal_firewall_plus:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • McAfee/Privacy Service3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:privacy_service:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:privacy_service:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:privacy_service:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:privacy_service:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • McAfee/Quickclean3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:quickclean:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:quickclean:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:quickclean:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:quickclean:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • McAfee/Security Center4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_center:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_center:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_center:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_center:6.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_center:6.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • McAfee/Spamkiller3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:spamkiller:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:spamkiller:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:spamkiller:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:spamkiller:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • McAfee/Virusscan3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • McAfee/Wireless Home Network Security
    cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:wireless_home_network_security:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • McAfee/McSubMgrllm-create
    Range: =6.0.23

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