MEDIUM
Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, stores sensitive log and virus definition files under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain the information via direct requests
Published Apr 25, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.40%
Description
Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, stores sensitive log and virus definition files under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain the information via direct requests.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0.0.24
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.40% 0.02402
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02402
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.40% (0.02402) | 83.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.40% (0.02402) | 81.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.53% (0.00528) | 65.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.92% (0.05916) | 93.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 4.60% (0.04601) | 92.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2023 | 4.82% (0.04817) | 91.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2023 | 5.21% (0.05215) | 91.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.95% (0.01948) | 86.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q2/0012.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19734 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/758 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/759 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015974 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431728/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431734/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17637 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.21.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1464 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25974 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q2/0012.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19734 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/758 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/759 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015974 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431728/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431734/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17637 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.21.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1464 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25974 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 25, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 17, 2006
Link CVE-2006-0232
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a