CVE-2006-6490

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the SupportSoft (1) SmartIssue (tgctlsi.dll) and (2) ScriptRunner (tgctlsr.dll) ActiveX controls, as used by Symantec Automated Support Assistant and Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2006, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML message.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 23.30% Top 5%

Third-Party Advisory cert.org Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-02/0454.html	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/441785	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0704	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461147/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017688	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0703	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017691	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/33482	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24251	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22564	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017689	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017690	vdb entry
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.02.22.html	patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32636	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/33481	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24246	third party advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=478	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6490?: CVE-2006-6490 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6490?: To fix CVE-2006-6490, 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-2006-6490 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6490 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~23% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.