Format string vulnerability in the Real Time Virus Scan service in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1 up to 10.0, and Client Security 1.x up to 3.0, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an unspecified vector related to alert notification messages, a different vector than CVE-2006-3454, a "second format string vulnerability" as found by the vendor.
CVE-2006-4802 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from symantec, from symantec organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
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.
2006-09-14T22:07:00.000
2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Modified
CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.9
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.0 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.0.1_build_8.01.434 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.0.1_build_8.01.437 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.0.1_build_8.01.446 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.0.1_build_8.01.457 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.0.1_build_8.01.460 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.0.1_build_8.01.464 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.0.1_build_8.01.471 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.1 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.1.1_mr1_build_8.1.1.314a | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.1.1_mr2_build_8.1.1.319 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.1.1_mr3_build_8.1.1.323 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.1.1_mr4_build_8.1.1.329 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.1.1_mr5_build_8.1.1.336 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.2 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.3 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.4 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.5 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.6 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.7 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.8 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 1.9 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 2.0 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 2.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 2.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 2.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | client_security | 2.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_antivirus | 8.1 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_antivirus | 8.1.1.319 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_antivirus | 8.1.1.323 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_antivirus | 8.1.1.329 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_antivirus | 8.1.1_build8.1.1.314a | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_antivirus | 9.0 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_antivirus | 9.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_antivirus | 9.0.1.1.1000 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_antivirus | 9.0.1.1000 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_antivirus | 9.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | norton_antivirus | 9.0.4 | Yes |
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