CVE-2006-4802 describes a format string vulnerability in the Real Time Virus Scan service of Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition (versions 8.1 to 10.0) and Client Security (versions 1.x to 3.0). This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code through specially crafted alert notification messages. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low severity, as it requires local access and has a low attack complexity, but could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1_build_8.01.434CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.0.1_build_8.01.434:mr3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1_build_8.01.437CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.0.1_build_8.01.437:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1_build_8.01.446CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.0.1_build_8.01.446:mr4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.