5.1med
CVE-2006-5403
Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control used in Symantec Automated Support Assistant, as used in Norton AntiVirus, Internet Secur…
Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.3%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control used in Symantec Automated Support Assistant, as used in Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2005 and 2006, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
6.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
- securitytracker.com /id?1016988 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id?1016991 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityresponse.symantec.com /avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id?1016989 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/3929 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
- kb.cert.org /vuls/id/400601 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/29363 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/22228 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id?1016990 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/20348 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2006-5403
- NVD: CVE-2006-5403
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