CVE-2006-4855

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.26%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory matousec.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4855?
CVE-2006-4855 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4855?
To fix CVE-2006-4855, 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-2006-4855 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-4855 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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