CVE-2006-0230

Severity

99%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

165%

Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a client-side check to verify a password, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via a modified client that sends certain XML requests.

Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a client-side check to verify a password, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via a modified client that sends certain XML requests.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.9. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 18 years ago

2006-04-25 01:02:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-19 15:43:00

Affected Software

Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24

5.0.0.24

References

20060421 Rapid7 Advisory R7-0021: Symantec Scan Engine Authentication Fundamental Design Error

Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

19734

VU#118388

US Government Resource

20060421 Rapid7 Advisory R7-0021: Symantec Scan Engine Authentication Fundamental Design Error

20060421 [Symantec Security Advisor] Symantec Scan Engine Multiple Vulnerabilities

17637

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.21.html

ADV-2006-1464

sse-unauth-admin-access(25972)

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