CVE-2010-0106

Severity: low (CVSS 1.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-02-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The on-demand scanning in Symantec AntiVirus 10.0.x and 10.1.x before MR9, AntiVirus 10.2.x, and Client Security 3.0.x and 3.1.x before MR9, when Tamper protection is disabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (prevention of on-demand scanning) via "specific events" that prevent the user from having read access to unspecified resources.

Affected products

Symantec Antivirus: 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.1.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.2.1, 10.0.2.2 (+23)
Symantec Client Security: 3.0, 3.0-mr1, 3.0-mr2, 3.0.0.359, 3.0.1.1000, 3.0.1.1007 (+17)
Symantec Endpoint Protection: 11.0

References

http://osvdb.org/62414
http://secunia.com/advisories/38653
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38219
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023621
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2010&suid=20100217_00
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0410
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56354
http://osvdb.org/62414
http://secunia.com/advisories/38653
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38219
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023621
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2010&suid=20100217_00

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