National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-5403
Original release date:10/19/2006
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
4.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: High
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides user account access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#400601
Name: VU#400601
External Source: BID
Name: 20348
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-3929
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016991
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016990
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016989
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016988
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05.html
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22228
Type: Advisory
External Source: XF
Name: symantec-support-tool-activex-bo(29363)