CVE-2012-5879

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5879
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-03-28 23:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 8.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mcafee Epo Mcafee Virtual Technician 1.0 All All All
Application Mcafee Epo Mcafee Virtual Technician 1.0.4.0 All All All
Application Mcafee Epo Mcafee Virtual Technician 1.0.7 All All All
Application Mcafee Epo Mcafee Virtual Technician 1.0.8 All All All
Application Mcafee Epo Mcafee Virtual Technician 1.0.9 All All All
Application Mcafee Epo Mcafee Virtual Technician All All All All
Application Mcafee Mcafee Virtual Technician 6.3.0.1911 All All All
Application Mcafee Mcafee Virtual Technician All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
McAfee Virtual Technician ActiveX Control Save() Function Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
McAfee Virtual Technician ActiveX Control 'Save()' Insecure Method Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
osvdb.org/91700 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
File Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.htbridge.com
McAfee KnowledgeBase - McAfee Security Bulletin - McAfee MVT & ePO-MVT update fixes an "Escalation of Privileges" vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-03/0143.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Exploit
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