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    CVE-2006-0230

    Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a client-side check to verify a password, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via a modified client that sends certain XML requests.

    Published:Apr 25, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Apr 25, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.32694
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Symantec
    Product
    Antivirus Scan Engine

    Exploits

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q2/0010.htmlhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q2/0010.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1703

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2007-3699 (CVSS 9.3) — The Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (i…
    CVE-2007-0447 (CVSS 9.3) — Heap-based buffer overflow in the Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products allows remote attackers t…
    CVE-2006-0232 (CVSS 5) — Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, stores sensitive log and virus defi…
    CVE-2006-0231 (CVSS 6.4) — Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses the same private DSA key for e…
    CVE-2005-3217 (CVSS 5.1) — Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Symantec Antivirus allows remote attackers to bypass …
    CVE-2005-2758 (CVSS 10) — Integer signedness error in the administrative interface for Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.0 and 4.3 allows…
    CVE-2005-1346 (CVSS 2.6) — Multiple Symantec AntiVirus products, including Norton AntiVirus 2005 11.0.0, Web Security Web Security 3.0.1.…
    CVE-2005-0249 (CVSS 7.5) — Heap-based buffer overflow in the DEC2EXE module for Symantec AntiVirus Library allows remote attackers to exe…
    CVE-2004-0217 (CVSS 7) — The LiveUpdate capability (liveupdate.sh) in Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.0 and 4.3 for Red Hat Linux allo…

    References

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q2/0010.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/19734
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/118388
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431724/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431734/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17637
    http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.21.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1464
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25972
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q2/0010.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/19734
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/118388
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431724/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431734/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17637
    http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.21.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1464
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25972

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High