CVE-2006-5403

Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control used in Symantec Automated Support Assistant, as used in Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2005 and 2006, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

• http://secunia.com/advisories/22228Vendor Advisory
• http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016988
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016989
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016990
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016991
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400601US Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20348
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3929
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29363
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22228Vendor Advisory
• http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016988
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016989
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016990
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016991
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400601US Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20348
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3929
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29363

Published

Oct 19, 2006

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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