CVE-2006-5156: mcafee epolicy_orchestrator
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2006-5156 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in mcafee epolicy_orchestrator. EPSS estimates a 74.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 5 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 03-10-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
74.01%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 74.01% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
5 foundExploit Reference (remote-exploit.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
McAfee ePo 3.5.0 / ProtectionPilot 1.1.0 - Source Remote (Metasploit)
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Mcafee2 products
- epolicy_orchestrator3.0 | 3.0:sp2a | 3.5.0
- protectionpilot1.1.1
1 vendor · 2 products
References
14 links- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/049803.htmlMailing ListX Refsource FULLDISC
- knowledge.mcafee.com/article/365/8611438_f.SAL_Public.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM