CVE-2006-5403
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.
Published:Oct 19, 2006
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Oct 19, 2006
EPSS Score:0.21399
CVSS Score:5.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Symantec
Product
Automated Support Assistant
Symantec
Automated Support Assistant
Vendor
Symantec
Product
Norton Antivirus
Symantec
Norton Antivirus
Vendor
Symantec
Product
Norton Internet Security
Symantec
Norton Internet Security
Vendor
Symantec
Product
Norton System Works
Symantec
Norton System Works
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
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
