CVE-2006-5273

Heap-based buffer 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 through 3.6.0.453 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.

Published: 2007-07-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-5273 is rated Moderate Risk (59.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.33%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5273

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 9.25% 6.33% -2.92%
2 2026-02-28 8.92% 9.25% +0.33%
3 2025-03-30 — 8.92% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5273

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 4.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-5273

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5273

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mcafee common_management_agent <= 3.6.0.453 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:common_management_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee common_management_agent 3.6.0.438 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:common_management_agent:3.6.0.438:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee e-business_server 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:e-business_server:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee e-business_server 3.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:e-business_server:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee protectionpilot 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:protectionpilot:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee protectionpilot 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:protectionpilot:1.1.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mcafee protectionpilot 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:protectionpilot:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5273

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