Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control used in Symantec Automated Support…
Priority LOW 18Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02605 85th 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:automated_support_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2006 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_system_works:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2005 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_system_works:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2006 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:automated_support_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2006 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_system_works:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_system_works:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2006 Vulnerable ·Symantec
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5404
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9p3p-77q3-cjqm
References
More Symantec Automated Support Assistant vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-06237 Multiple buffer overflows in the SupportSoft (1) SmartIssue (tgctlsi.dll) and (2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-05215 Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control used in Symantec Automated Support… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2006-5404 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5404 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9p3p-77q3-cjqm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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