CVE-2010-3496

Published Aug 22, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.4 Medium EPSS 4.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i and 8.7i does not properly interact with the processing of hcp:// URLs by the Microsoft Help and Support Center, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malware that is correctly detected by this product, but with a detection approach that occurs too late to stop the code execution.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-3492 McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i and 8.7i does not properly interact with the processing of hcp:// URLs by the Microsoft Help and Support Center, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malware that is correctly detected by this product, but with a detection approach that occurs too late to stop the code execution.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 10:21 PM
Reserved
Sep 24, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 22, 2012, 10:42 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:22 PM