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CVE-2006-0231
Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses the same private DSA key for each installation, which…
Medium6.4EPSS 1.9%
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Description
Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses the same private DSA key for each installation, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks and decrypt communications.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.9% · top 20% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- 20060421 Rapid7 Advisory R7-0022: Symantec Scan Engine Known Immutable DSA Private Key (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 17637 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 19734 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20060421 [Symantec Security Advisor] Symantec Scan Engine Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20060421 Rapid7 Advisory R7-0022: Symantec Scan Engine Known Immutable DSA Private Key (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- sse-insecure-private-key(25973) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.21.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1464 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1015974 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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