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    CVE-2006-4855

    The \Device\SymEvent driver in Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2006 9.1.0.33, and other versions of Norton Personal Firewall, Internet Security, AntiVirus, SystemWorks, Symantec Client Security SCS 1.x, 2.x, 3.0, and 3.1, Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition SAVCE 8.x, 9.x, 10.0, and 10.1, Symantec pcAnywhere 11.5 only, and Symantec Host, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via invalid data, as demonstrated by calling DeviceIoControl to send the data.

    Published:Sep 19, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 19, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.0028
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Symantec
    Product
    Client Security
    Vendor
    Symantec
    Product
    Host Ids
    Vendor
    Symantec
    Product
    Norton Antivirus
    Vendor
    Symantec
    Product
    Norton Internet Security
    Vendor
    Symantec
    Product
    Norton Personal Firewall
    Vendor
    Symantec
    Product
    Norton System Works
    Vendor
    Symantec
    Product
    Pcanywhere

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20051http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20051https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28588

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/21938
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1591
    http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.09.20a.html
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016889
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016892
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016893
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016894
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016895
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016896
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016897
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016898
    http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Norton-Insufficient-validation-of-SymEvent-driver-input-buffer.php
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446111/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20051
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3636
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28960
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21938
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1591
    http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.09.20a.html
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016889
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016892
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016893
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016894
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016895
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016896
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016897
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016898
    http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Norton-Insufficient-validation-of-SymEvent-driver-input-buffer.php
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446111/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20051
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3636
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28960

    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