CVE-2006-0230 describes a critical vulnerability in Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24 and earlier versions, allowing remote attackers to bypass client-side password verification. By modifying client requests, an attacker can gain full administrator privileges over the affected Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine. This vulnerability carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, indicating severe impact with complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no authentication or complex attack vectors. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| 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:C/I:C/A:C
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