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CVE-2006-4802

Format string vulnerability in the Real Time Virus Scan service in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1 up to 10.0,

Format 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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00083
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Affected Products & Versions

2
symantec client securityall versions
symantec norton antivirusall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD14 Sep 2006 · 10:07 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/21884Vendor Advisory
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.09.13.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016842
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446293/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19986
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28937
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