TI-2006-00222 Aliases CVE-2006-0231 GHSA-wxfq-3983-gh23

Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses the same…

LOW 32Published 2006-04-25 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses the same private DSA key for each installation, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks and decrypt communications.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01931 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:5.0.0.24:::::::*	5.0.0.24	Vulnerable	Symantec

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:5.0.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0.24 Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0231
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wxfq-3983-gh23

References

Patch 1

20060421 Rapid7 Advisory R7-0022: Symantec Scan Engine Known Immutable DSA Private Key

Other 2

TI-2006-00221 Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2005-02620 Integer signedness error in the administrative interface for Symantec AntiVirus Scan… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2005-00215 Heap-based buffer overflow in the DEC2EXE module for Symantec AntiVirus Library allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2007-00434 Heap-based buffer overflow in the Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2007-03589 The Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2004-00188 The LiveUpdate capability (liveupdate.sh) in Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.0 and 4.3… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0

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Sources

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