Symantec Automated Support Assistant ActiveX Control stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Symantec Automated Support Assistant. This impacts an unknown function of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-5403. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Automated Support Assistant (Automation Software) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 10/18/2006 by John Heasman as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5403 since 10/18/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29363), SecurityFocus (BID 20348†), Secunia (SA22228†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016988†). Similar entry is available at VDB-32856. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/05/2006 🔍
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10/06/2006 +1 days 🔍
10/18/2006 +12 days 🔍
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04/25/2026 +4061 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: John Heasman
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5403 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5403
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32855
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X-Force: 29363 - Symantec Automated Support Tool ActiveX buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 20348 - Symantec Automated Support Assistant ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 22228 - Symantec Support Tool ActiveX Control Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1016988 - Symantec Automated Support Assistant Active X Control Stack Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vupen: ADV-2006-3929

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/25/2026 01:25
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (61), 09/29/2017 09:11 (7), 11/25/2024 03:53 (17), 04/25/2026 01:25 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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