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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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CVE-2006-4855 Detail

Current 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.


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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/21938 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1591 CVE, MITRE
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.09.20a.html CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016889 CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016892 CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016893 CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016894 CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016895 CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016896 CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016897 CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016898 CVE, MITRE
http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Norton-Insufficient-validation-of-SymEvent-driver-input-buffer.php CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446111/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20051 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3636 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28960 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-4855
NVD Published Date:
09/19/2006
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE