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CVE-2006-6490: symantec norton_antivirus

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 22-02-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-6490 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in symantec norton_antivirus. EPSS estimates a 10.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
10.42%
0%100%
Medium · +0.08 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-02-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

10.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.08 pp

From 10.34% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
10.42%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Symantec3 products

1 vendor · 3 products

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