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McAfee Security Installer Control System Information Disclosure
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA11493
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Release Date:
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2004-04-29
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Popularity:
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7,400 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | McAfee Security Installer Control 4.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Jonathan Payne has discovered a security issue in the McAfee Security Installer Control (mcinsctl.dll), which can be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of sensitive information.
McAfee Security Installer Control is an ActiveX component, which is installed on a user's system when downloading products from the vendor's website. The problem is that values in user accessible registry keys can be read via the "RegQueryValue()" method in the "McAfee.com Registry Class" object. This can be exploited by e.g. tricking a user into visiting a malicious website.
The issue has been confirmed in version 4.0.0.81. Other versions may also be affected.
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