# CVE-2006-5274: Integer overflow in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code via an integer overflow in McAfee management software.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3gxp-2868-6qrc

## What is CVE-2006-5274?

CVE-2006-5274 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 12 Jul 2007. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Integer overflow in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 3.5 through 3.6.1, ProtectionPilot 1.1.1 and 1.5, and Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.5.5.438 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CMA Framework service crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5274?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Mcafee Common Management Agent, Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, Mcafee Protectionpilot.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-5274?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5274 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-5274 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator

- [CVE-2006-5273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5273/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2006-5272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5272/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-4505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4505/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2009-5115](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5115/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-5274 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-5274 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 12 Jul 2007. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2006-5274/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5274/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5274
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5274
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-5274

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5274/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.