CVE-2006-0166 describes a vulnerability in Symantec Norton SystemWorks and SystemWorks Premier 2005 and 2006, where temporary files stored in the hidden Norton Protected Recycle Bin (NProtect) directory could be concealed from Windows APIs. This allowed remote attackers to hide arbitrary files from antivirus software and other security products. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, indicating potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity and no authentication required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2005CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_system_works:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2005_premierCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_system_works:2005_premier:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2006CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_system_works:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2006_premierCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_system_works:2006_premier:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.