# CVE-2006-5156: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator and ProtectionPilot.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Oct 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8494-c7m6-c38m

## What is CVE-2006-5156?

CVE-2006-5156 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 3 Oct 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5156?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, Mcafee Protectionpilot.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-5156?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5156 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-5156 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5156 exists.

Public exploit code:

- McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator / ProtectionPilot Overflow (metasploit)
- McAfee ePo 3.5.0 / ProtectionPilot 1.1.0 - Source Remote (Metasploit) (exploitdb)
- McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator / ProtectionPilot - Remote Overflow (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator

- [CVE-2016-8027](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8027/): SQL injection in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.3.2 and earlier and 5.1.3 and earlier (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0690/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-1498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1498/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2015-8765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8765/): Deserialization in n/a (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2023-5444](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5444/): CSRF in ePO leading to privilege escalation (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-5156 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-5156 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 3 Oct 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5156 exists.

Affected product: Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5156/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5156/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5156
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5156
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-5156

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5156/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.