CVE-2006-5403

Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.1)—

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.

CVSS

Versión: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Puntuación base: 5.1

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 6.30%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 93
Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).

Tecnologías afectadas (4)

Symantec — Automated Support Assistant Symantec — Norton Antivirus Symantec — Norton Internet Security Symantec — Norton System Works

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Referencias

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