CVE - CVE-2006-4855

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-4855	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The \Device\SymEvent driver in Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2006 9.1.0.33, and other versions of Norton Personal Firewall, Internet Security, AntiVirus, SystemWorks, Symantec Client Security SCS 1.x, 2.x, 3.0, and 3.1, Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition SAVCE 8.x, 9.x, 10.0, and 10.1, Symantec pcAnywhere 11.5 only, and Symantec Host, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via invalid data, as demonstrated by calling DeviceIoControl to send the data.
References
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BID:20051 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20051 BUGTRAQ:20060915 Symantec Norton Insufficient validation of 'SymEvent' driver input buffer URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446111/100/0/threaded CONFIRM:http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.09.20a.html MISC:http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Norton-Insufficient-validation-of-SymEvent-driver-input-buffer.php SECTRACK:1016889 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016889 SECTRACK:1016892 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016892 SECTRACK:1016893 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016893 SECTRACK:1016894 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016894 SECTRACK:1016895 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016895 SECTRACK:1016896 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016896 SECTRACK:1016897 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016897 SECTRACK:1016898 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016898 SECUNIA:21938 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/21938 SREASON:1591 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1591 VUPEN:ADV-2006-3636 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3636~~ (Obsolete source) XF:symantec-firewall-symevent-dos(28960) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28960
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20060919	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060919)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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