CVE-2006-5403

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Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control used in Symantec Automated Support Assistant, as used in Norton AntiVi

Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control used in Symantec Automated Support Assistant, as used in Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2005 and 2006, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 0.21399

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EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 4% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood

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Affected Products & Versions

symantec automated support assistantall versions
symantec norton antivirusall versions
symantec norton internet securityall versions
symantec norton system worksall versions

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5.1

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:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD19 Oct 2006 · 01:07 AM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://secunia.com/advisories/22228Vendor Advisory

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05.html

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016988

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016989

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016990

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016991

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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400601US Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20348

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3929

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29363

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