Symantec AntiVirus up to 9.0.2.1000 SAVRT.SYS DeviceIOControl memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Symantec AntiVirus. Affected by this vulnerability is the function DeviceIOControl of the file SAVRT.SYS. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3455. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Symantec AntiVirus (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function DeviceIOControl of the file SAVRT.SYS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The SAVRT.SYS device driver, as used in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1 and 9.0.x up to 9.0.3, and Symantec Client Security 1.1 and 2.0.x up to 2.0.3, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified address for the output buffer argument to the DeviceIOControl function.

The bug was discovered 10/23/2006. The weakness was shared 10/24/2006 by Boon Seng Lim (Website). The advisory is shared at symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3455 since 07/07/2006. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115440 (Symantec AntiVirus SAVRT.SYS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at symantec.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29762), SecurityFocus (BID 20684†), OSVDB (29986†), Secunia (SA22536†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017109†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: symantec.com
Suricata ID: 2003250
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Researcher: Boon Seng Lim
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3455 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3455
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2629
X-Force: 29762 - Multiple Symantec products SAVRT.SYS privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 20684 - Symantec AntiVirus SAVRT.SYS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 22536 - Symantec Products SAVRT.SYS Device Driver Privilege Escalation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 29986 - Symantec Products SAVRT.SYS DeviceIOControl Function Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1017109
Vulnerability Center: 13064 - Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition and Client Security Local Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4157

Entryinfo

Created: 10/26/2006 17:35
Updated: 04/25/2026 06:27
Changes: 10/26/2006 17:35 (88), 07/10/2019 16:27 (1), 06/19/2025 23:27 (18), 04/25/2026 06:27 (1)
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