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CVE-2006-1836

Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execution path, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2006-1836 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from symantec, from symantec, from symantec and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2006, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2006-04-19T16:06:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.1

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	symantec	liveupdate	3.0	Yes
Application	symantec	liveupdate	3.0.1	Yes
Application	symantec	liveupdate	3.0.2	Yes
Application	symantec	liveupdate	3.0.3	Yes
Application	symantec	liveupdate	3.5	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	9.0.0	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	9.0.1	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	9.0.2	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	9.0.3	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	10.0	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	10.0.0	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	10.0.1	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	10.9.1	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_internet_security	3.0	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_personal_firewall	3.0	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_personal_firewall	3.1	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_system_works	3.0	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_utilities	8.0	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19682 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/100 ([email protected])
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.17b.html Patch ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015953 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431318/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17571 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1386 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25839 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/19682 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/100 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.17b.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015953 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431318/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17571 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1386 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25839 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For symantec's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.