CVE-2006-3456
The Symantec NAVOPTS.DLL ActiveX control (aka Symantec.Norton.AntiVirus.NAVOptions) 12.2.0.13, as used in Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2005 and 2006, is designed for use only in application-embedded web browsers, which allows…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.86%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Symantec NAVOPTS.DLL ActiveX control (aka Symantec.Norton.AntiVirus.NAVOptions) 12.2.0.13, as used in Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2005 and 2006, is designed for use only in application-embedded web browsers, which allows remote attackers to "crash the control" via unspecified vectors related to content on a web site, and place Internet Explorer into a "defunct state" in which remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in addition to other Symantec ActiveX controls, regardless of whether they are marked safe for scripting. NOTE: this CVE was inadvertently used for an E-mail Auto-Protect issue, but that issue has been assigned CVE-2007-3771.
- CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.86% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- symantec/norton antivirus · symantec/norton internet security · symantec/norton system works
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=529Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/35075
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25172Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23822
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018031
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.05.09.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1751Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34200
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=529Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/35075
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25172Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23822
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018031
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.05.09.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1751Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34200
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.