CVE-2006-4802

Summary

CVECVE-2006-4802
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-09-14 22:07:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-17 21:39:00 UTC
DescriptionFormat string vulnerability in the Real Time Virus Scan service in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1 up to 10.0, and Client Security 1.x up to 3.0, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an unspecified vector related to alert notification messages, a different vector than CVE-2006-3454, a "second format string vulnerability" as found by the vendor.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1_build_8.01.434 mr3 All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1_build_8.01.437 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1_build_8.01.446 mr4 All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1_build_8.01.457 mr5 All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1_build_8.01.460 mr6 All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1_build_8.01.464 mr7 All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1_build_8.01.471 mr8 All All
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_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 1.2 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.3 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.4 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.5 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.6 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.7 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.8 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.9 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 2.0.2 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 2.0.3 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 2.0.4 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1_build_8.01.434 mr3 All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1_build_8.01.437 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1_build_8.01.446 mr4 All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1_build_8.01.457 mr5 All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1_build_8.01.460 mr6 All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1_build_8.01.464 mr7 All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.0.1_build_8.01.471 mr8 All All
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_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 1.2 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.3 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.4 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.5 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.6 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.7 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.8 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 1.9 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 2.0.2 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 2.0.3 All All All
Application Symantec Client Security 2.0.4 All All All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.1 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_build8.1.1.314a All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 9.0 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 9.0.4 All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 8.1 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_build8.1.1.314a All corporate All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus 9.0 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 9.0.4 All corporate All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Symantec Anti Virus Corporate Edition Custom Notification Format String Bug Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges SECTRACK securitytracker.com
Symantec Security Center CONFIRM securityresponse.symantec.com
Symantec Products Alert Notification Two Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition Multiple Local Format String Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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