PT-2006-1305 · Symantec · Symantec Scan Engine

Published 2006-04-25 · Updated 2018-10-19 · CVE-2006-0230

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec Scan Engine versions prior to 5.1.0.7

Description The issue allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges by sending certain XML requests via a modified client, as it relies on a client-side check to verify a password.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.1.0.7, update to version 5.1.0.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the XML request functionality until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-0230

Affected Products

Symantec Scan Engine

References · 11

• 🔥 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q2/0010.html · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/1703 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0230 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/431734/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25972 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/431724/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19734 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/17637 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/118388 · Note
• http://symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.21.html · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1464 · Note