CVE-2006-5156 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 74% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer 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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 74.01% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-10-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mcafee | epolicy orchestrator |
| mcafee | protectionpilot |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator / ProtectionPilot - Remote Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-09-20 |
| exploit-db | McAfee ePo 3.5.0 / ProtectionPilot 1.1.0 - Source Remote (Metasploit) | 2006-10-01 |
References
- http://download.nai.com/products/patches/ePO/v3.5/EPO3506.txt
- http://download.nai.com/products/patches/protectionpilot/v1.1.1/PRP1113.txt
- http://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=8611438&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=2997768&stateId=0%200%202995803
- http://knowledge.mcafee.com/article/365/8611438_f.SAL_Public.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/049803.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22222
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016970
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016971
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/842452
- http://www.osvdb.org/29421
- http://www.remote-exploit.org/advisories/mcafee-epo.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20288
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3861
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29307
- http://download.nai.com/products/patches/ePO/v3.5/EPO3506.txt
- http://download.nai.com/products/patches/protectionpilot/v1.1.1/PRP1113.txt
- http://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=8611438&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=2997768&stateId=0%200%202995803
- http://knowledge.mcafee.com/article/365/8611438_f.SAL_Public.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/049803.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22222
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