CVE-2006-5403

N/A Unknown
Published: October 19, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
View on NVD

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22228
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016988
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016989
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016990
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016991
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400601
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20348
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3929
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29363
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/22228
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016988
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016989
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016990
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016991
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400601
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20348
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3929
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29363
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

symantec