6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-1836
Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability
Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execution path, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.

INFO

Published Date :

April 19, 2006, 4:06 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:09 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-1836 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Symantec norton_utilities
2 Symantec norton_system_works
3 Symantec norton_antivirus
4 Symantec norton_internet_security
5 Symantec norton_personal_firewall
6 Symantec liveupdate

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-1836 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-1836 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19682
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/100
    Added Reference http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.17b.html
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1015953
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431318/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17571
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1386
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25839
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/431318/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431318/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/25839 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25839 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-1836 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-1836 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.02%

score

0.23523

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability