Format string vulnerability in the logDetail function of applib.dll in McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.6.0.574 (Patch 3) and earlier,
Format string vulnerability in the logDetail function of applib.dll in McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.6.0.574 (Patch 3) and earlier, as used in ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0.0 build 1015, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a sender field in an AgentWakeup request to UDP port 8082. NOTE: this issue only exists when the debug level is 8.
- Published
- Mar 17, 2008
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 6.2% · 93th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-134
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Report tools
Action score
23
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 6.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mcafee | agent | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent |
| mcafee | cma | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:cma |
| mcafee | epolicy orchestrator | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator |
| mcafee | mcafee framework | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_framework |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mcafee agent4.0
- mcafee cma3.0.6.453
- mcafee cma3.5.5.438
- mcafee cma3.6.438
- mcafee cma3.6.453
- mcafee cma3.6.546
- mcafee cma3.6.574
- mcafee epolicy orchestrator4.0
- mcafee mcafee framework3.6.569
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2008-03-12 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-6 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+6771 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- High
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-134 · Use of Externally-Controlled Format StringCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- secunia.com/advisories/29337
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3748
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489476/100/0/threaded
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1019609
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0866/references
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41178
- knowledge.mcafee.com/article/234/615103_f.sal_public.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.