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CVE-2006-5404

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-10-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability 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 obtain sensitive information 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.securityfocus.com/bid/20348
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3929
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29366
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22228
• http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016988

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