CVE-2006-4927

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-4927
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-10-10 04:06:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe (a) NAVENG (NAVENG.SYS) and (b) NAVEX15 (NAVEX15.SYS) device drivers 20061.3.0.12 and later, as used in Symantec AntiVirus and security products, allow local users to gain privileges by overwriting critical system addresses using a crafted Irp to the IOCTL functions (1) 0x222AD3, (2) 0x222AD7, and (3) 0x222ADB.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Naveng Driver All All All All
Application Symantec Navex15 Driver All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Symantec Antivirus Engine Privilege Escalation - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Symantec Mail Security NAVEX15/NAVENG Device Drivers Let Local Users Gain Kernel Level Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Exploit, Patch
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#946820 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Symantec Products IOCTL Handler Privilege Escalation - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Symantec Anti Virus NAVEX15/NAVENG Device Drivers Let Local Users Gain Kernel Level Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Exploit, Patch
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Symantec Web Security NAVEX15/NAVENG Device Drivers Let Local Users Gain Kernel Level Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Exploit, Patch
Symantec AntiVirus IOCTL Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Norton Internet Security NAVEX15/NAVENG Device Drivers Let Local Users Gain Kernel Level Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Exploit, Patch
Accenture | Let there be change af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.idefense.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Norton Anti-Virus NAVEX15/NAVENG Device Drivers Let Local Users Gain Kernel Level Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Exploit, Patch
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Symantec Scan Engine NAVEX15/NAVENG Device Drivers Let Local Users Gain Kernel Level Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Exploit, Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Norton System Works NAVEX15/NAVENG Device Drivers Let Local Users Gain Kernel Level Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Exploit, Patch
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Symantec Client Security NAVEX15/NAVENG Device Drivers Let Local Users Gain Kernel Level Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Exploit, Patch
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Symantec Brightmail NAVEX15/NAVENG Device Drivers Let Local Users Gain Kernel Level Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Exploit, Patch
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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