CVE-2006-3456
The Symantec NAVOPTS.DLL ActiveX control (aka Symantec.Norton.AntiVirus.NAVOptions) 12.2.0.13, as used in Norton AntiVirus, Internet…
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Description
The Symantec NAVOPTS.DLL ActiveX control (aka Symantec.Norton.AntiVirus.NAVOptions) 12.2.0.13, as used in Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2005 and 2006, is designed for use only in application-embedded web browsers, which allows remote attackers to "crash the control" via unspecified vectors related to content on a web site, and place Internet Explorer into a "defunct state" in which remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in addition to other Symantec ActiveX controls, regardless of whether they are marked safe for scripting. NOTE: this CVE was inadvertently used for an E-mail Auto-Protect issue, but that issue has been assigned CVE-2007-3771.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High8.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.8% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.05.09.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1751 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 23822 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 25172 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20070509 Symantec Norton Internet Security 2006 COM Object Security ByPass Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 35075 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 1018031 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- symantec-navopts-security-bypass(34200) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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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