CVE-2006-5156

Summary

CVECVE-2006-5156
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-10-05 04:04:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator 3.0 All All All
Application Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator 3.0 sp2a All All
Application Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator 3.5.0 All All All
Application Mcafee Protectionpilot 1.1.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityTracker.com Archives - McAfee ProtectionPilot Buffer Overflow in Processing HTTP Source Headers Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[Full-disclosure] McAfee EPO Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk
McAfee Security Bulletin - ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 3.5 Patch 6 or later / ProtectionPilot (PrP)1.1.1 Patch 3 or later fixes vulnerability allowing arbitrary command execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 knowledge.mcafee.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#842452 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
www.osvdb.org/29421 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.remote-exploit.org Exploit
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
download.nai.com/products/patches/protectionpilot/v1.1.1/PRP1113.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 download.nai.com Patch
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator / ProtectionPilot Source Header Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
download.nai.com/products/patches/ePO/v3.5/EPO3506.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 download.nai.com Patch
knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/search.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 knowledge.mcafee.com Patch
McAfee EPolicy Orchestrator and ProtectionPilot HTTP Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch
SecurityTracker.com Archives - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Buffer Overflow in Processing HTTP Source Headers Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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