CVE-2006-3455

Summary

CVECVE-2006-3455
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-10-23 20:07:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe SAVRT.SYS device driver, as used in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1 and 9.0.x up to 9.0.3, and Symantec Client Security 1.1 and 2.0.x up to 2.0.3, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified address for the output buffer argument to the DeviceIOControl function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Client Security 1.1 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.1.1 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.1.1_build_393 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.1.1_mr1_build_8.1.1.314a All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.1.1_mr2_build_8.1.1.319 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.1.1_mr3_build_8.1.1.323 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.1.1_mr4_build_8.1.1.329 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.1.1_mr5_build_8.1.1.336 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.1.1_mr6_b8.1.1.266 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.1_stm_b8.1.0.825a All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 2.0 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 2.0.1 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 2.0.1_build_9.0.1.1000 mr1 All All
Application Symantec Client Security 2.0.2 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 2.0.2_build_9.0.2.1000 mr2 All All
Application Symantec Client Security 2.0.3 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 2.0.3_build_9.0.3.1000 mr3 All All
Application Symantec Client Security 2.0_scf_7.1 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 2.0_stm_build_9.0.0.338 All All All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.01.434 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.01.437 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.01.446 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.01.457 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.01.460 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.01.464 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.01.471 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.1 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.1.0.825a All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.1.1 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.1.1.319 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.1.1.323 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.1.1.329 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.1.1.366 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.1.1.377 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.1.1_build393 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.1.1_build8.1.1.314a All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 9.0.1 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 9.0.1.1.1000 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 9.0.1.1000 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 9.0.2 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 9.0.2.1000 All corporate All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Symantec Products SAVRT.SYS Device Driver Privilege Escalation - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Symantec AntiVirus SAVRT.SYS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Symantec Device Driver Elevation of Privilege af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com Patch
Symantec Client Security SAVRT.SYS Device Driver Buffer Overflow Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Symantec Anti Virus Corporate Edition SAVRT.SYS Device Driver Buffer Overflow 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
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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