CVE-2006-0231 describes a critical vulnerability in Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24 and potentially earlier versions, where all installations share an identical private DSA key. This flaw enables remote attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks, compromising the confidentiality and integrity of communications by decrypting them. With a CVSS score of 6.4, this vulnerability is considered medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, allowing for partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.0.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:5.0.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.