Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control used in Symantec Automated Support Assistant, as used in Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2005 and 2006, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors
Published Oct 19, 2006
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.30%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control used in Symantec Automated Support Assistant, as used in Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2005 and 2006, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- n/a
- 2006
- 2005
- 2006
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.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.30% (0.06303) | 93.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.89% (0.05887) | 92.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 21.40% (0.21399) | 95.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 23.31% (0.23309) | 95.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.12% (0.16122) | 91.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 23.31% (0.23309) | 95.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 7, 2025 | 10.97% (0.10972) | 95.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.10% (0.09101) | 94.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.67% (0.05665) | 93.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 5.93% (0.05926) | 92.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 4.73% (0.04729) | 91.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2023 | 5.25% (0.05248) | 91.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.57% (0.04566) | 91.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22228 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016988 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016989 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016990 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016991 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400601 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20348 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3929 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29363 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22228 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016988 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016989 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016990 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016991 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400601 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20348 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3929 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29363 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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