Symantec Automated Support Assistant ActiveX Control information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Symantec Automated Support Assistant. Affected is an unknown function of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-5404. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Automated Support Assistant (Automation Software) (unknown version). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability 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 obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 10/18/2006 by John Heasman (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5404 since 10/18/2006. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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 (29366), SecurityFocus (BID 20348†), Secunia (SA22228†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016988†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-32855. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

10/05/2006 🔍
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10/18/2006 +12 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3067 days 🔍
04/25/2026 +4061 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: John Heasman
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5404 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5404
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32856
X-Force: 29366
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 (59), 09/28/2017 09:13 (6), 04/25/2026 01:25 (17)
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