CVE-2006-4802 json
Format string vulnerability in the Real Time Virus Scan service in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1 up to 10.0, and Client Security…
published 2006-09-14 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4789
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Format string vulnerability in the Real Time Virus Scan service in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1 up to 10.0, and Client Security 1.x up to 3.0, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an unspecified vector related to alert notification messages, a different vector than CVE-2006-3454, a "second format string vulnerability" as found by the vendor.
Exploit prediction
0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/21884
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1016842
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/28937
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/19986
vdb-entry
- securityresponse.symantec.com /avcenter/security/Content/2006.09.13.html
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/446293/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-4802
- NVD CVE-2006-4802
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