CVE-2006-1836
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-1836 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-04-19 16:06:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execution path, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 0.000600000 probability, percentile 0.187100000 (date 2026-04-20)
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Symantec | Liveupdate | 3.0 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Liveupdate | 3.0.1 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Liveupdate | 3.0.2 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Liveupdate | 3.0.3 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Liveupdate | 3.5 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Norton Antivirus | 10.0 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Norton Antivirus | 10.0.0 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Norton Antivirus | 10.0.1 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Norton Antivirus | 10.9.1 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Norton Antivirus | 9.0.0 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Norton Antivirus | 9.0.1 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Norton Antivirus | 9.0.2 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Norton Antivirus | 9.0.3 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Norton Internet Security | 3.0 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Norton Personal Firewall | 3.0 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Norton Personal Firewall | 3.1 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Norton System Works | 3.0 | All | macintosh | All |
| Application | Symantec | Norton Utilities | 8.0 | All | macintosh | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh Missing Path Specification Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Symantec LiveUpdate for Machintosh Privilege Escalation - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CXSecurity - IDS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securityreason.com | |
| Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh Local Privilege Escalation | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securityresponse.symantec.com | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.