CVE-2005-3657
The ActiveX control in MCINSCTL.DLL for McAfee VirusScan Security Center does not use the...
The ActiveX control in MCINSCTL.DLL for McAfee VirusScan Security Center does not use the IObjectSafetySiteLock API to restrict access to required domains, which allows remote attackers to create or append to arbitrary files via the StartLog and AddLog methods in the MCINSTALL.McLog object.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The ActiveX control in MCINSCTL.DLL for McAfee VirusScan Security Center does not use the IObjectSafetySiteLock API to restrict access to required domains, which allows remote attackers to create or append to arbitrary files via the StartLog and AddLog methods in the MCINSTALL.McLog object.
- Record
CVE-2005-3657- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The ActiveX control in MCINSCTL.DLL for McAfee VirusScan Security Center does not use the IObjectSafetySiteLock API to restrict access to required domains, which allows remote attackers to create or append to arbitrary files via the StartLog and AddLog methods in the MCINSTALL.McLog object.
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CVE-2005-3657- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-3654 No score
The ActiveX control in MCINSCTL.DLL for McAfee VirusScan Security Center does not use the IObjectSafetySiteLock API to restrict access to required domains, which allows remote attackers to create or append to arbitrary files via the StartLog and AddLog methods in the MCINSTALL.McLog object.
- Record
EUVD-2005-3654- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q8cw-f2cj-49gc No score
The ActiveX control in MCINSCTL.DLL for McAfee VirusScan Security Center does not use the...
The ActiveX control in MCINSCTL.DLL for McAfee VirusScan Security Center does not use the IObjectSafetySiteLock API to restrict access to required domains, which allows remote attackers to create or append to arbitrary files via the StartLog and AddLog methods in the MCINSTALL.McLog object.
- Record
GHSA-q8cw-f2cj-49gc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-3657 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mcafee Mcinsctl.dll, published December 21, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.32%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.