Unscored severity · published Mar 3, 2006
CVE-2006-0982
The on-access scanner for McAfee Virex 7.7 for Macintosh, in some circumstances, might not activate when malicious content is accessed from the web browser, and might not prevent…
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CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The on-access scanner for McAfee Virex 7.7 for Macintosh, in some circumstances, might not activate when malicious content is accessed from the web browser, and might not prevent the content from being saved, which allows remote attackers to bypass virus protection, as demonstrated using the EICAR test file.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VI
Virex · Mcafee
7.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0982
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0982
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426348/100/0/threaded
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