CVE-2006-5403

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-10-19 · updated 2026-06-16

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

Symantec Automated Support Assistant: all versions
Symantec Norton Antivirus: all versions
Symantec Norton Internet Security: 2006
Symantec Norton System Works: 2005, 2006

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/22228
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016988
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016989
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016990
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016991
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400601
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20348
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3929
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29363
http://secunia.com/advisories/22228
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05.html

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