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CVE-2006-4802
Format string vulnerability in the Real Time Virus Scan service in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1 up to 10.0, and Client…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.45%
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Description
Format string vulnerability in the Real Time Virus Scan service in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1 up to 10.0, and Client Security 1.x up to 3.0, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an unspecified vector related to alert notification messages, a different vector than CVE-2006-3454, a "second format string vulnerability" as found by the vendor.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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References (6)
- 1016842 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- symantecantivirus-alert-dos(28937) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 19986 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 21884 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.09.13.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20060918 Symantec Security Advisory: Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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