Vulnerability Note VU#481212

McAfee Subscription Manager ActiveX control vulnerable to stack buffer overflow

ActiveX is a technology that allows programmers to create reusable software components that can be incorporated into applications to extend their functionality. Internet Explorer is a common Windows application that makes use of ActiveX controls.

McAfee Security Center

McAfee Security Center is a console for managing McAfee products and several aspects of a computer system's security.

The problem

McAfee Security Center provides a "safe for scripting" ActiveX control that contains a buffer overflow. The ActiveX object is called McSubMgr and is provided by the file mcsubmgr.dll.

II. Impact

Please see McAfee Security Bulletin 407052 for availability of updated versions of the affected software.

Disable ActiveX

Disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone (or any zone used by an attacker) appears to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability. Instructions for disabling ActiveX in the Internet Zone can be found in the "Securing Your Web Browser" document and the Malicious Web Scripts FAQ.

Note that disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone will reduce the functionality of some web sites.

Systems Affected

http://ts.mcafeehelp.com/faq3.asp?docid=407052
http://us.mcafee.com/root/product.asp?productid=msc
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD2006807.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19265
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016614
http://secunia.com/advisories/21264

Credit

This vulnerability was reported by eEye, who in turn credit Karl Lynn

This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

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