CVE-2006-6496

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-6496
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-12-13 21:28:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe (1) VetMONNT.sys and (2) VetFDDNT.sys drivers in CA Anti-Virus 2007 8.1, Anti-Virus for Vista Beta 8.2, and CA Internet Security Suite 2007 v3.0 do not properly handle NULL buffers, which allows local users with administrative access to cause a denial of service (system crash) via certain IOCTLs.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.6 from [email protected]

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Broadcom Etrust Antivirus 8.1 All All All
Application Broadcom Etrust Antivirus 8.2 beta All All
Application Broadcom Internet Security Suite 3.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
401 Unauthorized af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.reversemode.com
Knowledge Document - Unicenter ServicePlus Knowledge Tools af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 crm.my-etrust.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Computer Associates Anti-Virus Drivers Multiple Local Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CA Anti-Virus Drivers Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CA Internet Security NULL Buffer Errors in vetfddnt.sys and vetmonnt.sys Drivers Let Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
www.osvdb.org/30845 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
CA Anti-Virus NULL Buffer Errors in vetfddnt.sys and vetmonnt.sys Drivers Let Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
CA Anti-Virus VetMONNT.sys VetFDDNT.sys denial of service vulnerability - CA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www3.ca.com
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