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CRITICAL
CVE-2006-6490
Symantec SupportSoft SmartIssue and ScriptRunner Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the SupportSoft (1) SmartIssue (tgctlsi.dll) and (2) ScriptRunner (tgctlsr.dll) ActiveX controls, as used by Symantec Automated Support Assistant and Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2006, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML message.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 22, 2007, 9:28 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-6490 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_system_works
2 Symantec norton_antivirus
3 Symantec norton_internet_security
4 Symantec automated_support_assistant
1 Supportsoft scriptrunner
2 Supportsoft smartissue
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-6490.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-02/0454.html
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=478
http://osvdb.org/33481
http://osvdb.org/33482
http://secunia.com/advisories/24246
http://secunia.com/advisories/24251
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/441785 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461147/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22564
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017688
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017689
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017690
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017691
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.02.22.html Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0703
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0704
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32636
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-02/0454.html
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=478
http://osvdb.org/33481
http://osvdb.org/33482
http://secunia.com/advisories/24246
http://secunia.com/advisories/24251
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/441785 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461147/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22564
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017688
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017689
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017690
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017691
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.02.22.html Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0703
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0704
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32636

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-6490 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-6490 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://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-02/0454.html
    Added Reference http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=478
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/33481
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/33482
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24246
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24251
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/441785
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461147/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22564
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017688
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017689
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017690
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017691
    Added Reference http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.02.22.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0703
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0704
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32636
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/461147/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461147/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/32636 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32636 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 23, 2007

    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-2006-6490 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-2006-6490 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

60.21 }} 52.32%

score

0.97918

percentile

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