McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator and ProtectionPilot Command Execution Vulnerability

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                          ESB-2006.0727 -- [Win]
          McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator and ProtectionPilot Command
                          Execution Vulnerability
                              3 October 2006

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 3.5.0 Patch 5 and earlier
                      McAfee ProtectionPilot 1.1.1 Patch 2 and earlier
Publisher:            PSEPC
Operating System:     Windows 2003 Server
                      Windows XP Professional SP1 or later
                      Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3 or later
                      Windows 2000 Server SP3 or later
                      Windows 2000 Professional SP3 or later
Impact:               Administrator Compromise
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated

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PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CANADA CANADIAN CYBER INCIDENT RESPONSE CENTRE

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    ADVISORY
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Number: AV06-041
Date:   2 October 2006

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McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator and ProtectionPilot Command Execution Vulnerability

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PURPOSE

The purpose of this advisory is to bring attention to a vulnerability that
exists in the ePolicy Orchestrator and ProtectionPilot software from McAfee.

ASSESSMENT 

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in ePolicy Orchestrator and
ProtectionPilot from McAfee that may allow an attacker to exploit the
vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted HTTP request that could
potentially allow remote code execution. An attacker who successfully
exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected
system.

CCIRC is aware that a proof of concept and exploit are publicly available.

The following components are affected:

- - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 3.5.0 Patch 5 and earlier
- - McAfee ProtectionPilot 1.1.1 Patch 2 and earlier

SUGGESTED ACTION

PSEPC recommends that administrators test and apply the latest security patch
at the earliest opportunity.

For more information and instructions, please refer to:

http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/3861 <http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/3861> 
http://knowledge.mcafee.com/article/365/8611438_f.SAL_Public.html

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