CVE-2006-4266

Description

Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2006 9.1.0.33, and possibly earlier, does not properly protect Norton registry keys, which allows local users to provide Trojan horse libraries to Norton by using RegSaveKey and RegRestoreKey to modify HKLM\SOFTWARE\Symantec\CCPD\SuiteOwners, as demonstrated using NISProd.dll. NOTE: in most cases, this attack would not cross privilege boundaries, because modifying the SuiteOwners key requires administrative privileges. However, this issue is a vulnerability because the product's functionality is intended to protect against privileged actions such as this.

3.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.09%

Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1428	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19585	vdb entry
http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Norton-DLL-faking-via-SuiteOwners-protection-bypass.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443632/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4266?: CVE-2006-4266 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4266?: To fix CVE-2006-4266, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4266 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-4266 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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