4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-3455
Symantec AntiVirus/Linux Client Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

The SAVRT.SYS device driver, as used in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1 and 9.0.x up to 9.0.3, and Symantec Client Security 1.1 and 2.0.x up to 2.0.3, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified address for the output buffer argument to the DeviceIOControl function.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 23, 2006, 8:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-3455 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 client_security
2 Symantec norton_antivirus

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-3455 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-3455 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/22536
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1017108
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1017109
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449524/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20684
    Added Reference http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.23.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4157
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29762
  • 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/1/449524/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449524/100/0/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/29762 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29762 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 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-2006-3455 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-2006-3455 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

0.23486

percentile

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