Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-5403 - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Symantec Automated Support Assistant ActiveX Control
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
HIGH Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 5 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22228
- 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
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400601
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20348
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3929
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29363