CVEvulnerability
CVE-2006-0230
10.0 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2006-04-25
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a client-side check to verify a password, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via a modified client that sends certain XML requests.
Affected configurations
• symantec antivirus scan engine 5.0.0.24
Related
Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)
- CWE-603 Use of Client-Side Authentication weakness
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q2/0010.html Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19734 secunia.com
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/118388 US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431724/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431734/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17637 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.21.html www.symantec.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1464 www.vupen.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25972 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q2/0010.html Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19734 secunia.com
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/118388 US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431724/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431734/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17637 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.21.html www.symantec.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1464 www.vupen.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25972 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com