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CVE-2006-4855

The \Device\SymEvent driver in Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2006 9.1.0.33, and other versions of Norton Personal Firewall, Internet Security, AntiVirus, SystemWorks, Symantec Client Security SCS 1.x, 2.x, 3.0, and 3.1, Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition SAVCE 8.x, 9.x, 10.0, and 10.1, Symantec pcAnywhere 11.5 only, and Symantec Host, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via invalid data, as demonstrated by calling DeviceIoControl to send the data.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2006-4855 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from symantec, from symantec, from symantec and 4 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

2006-09-19T18:07:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	symantec	client_security	1.0	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	1.0.0_b8.01.9378	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	1.0.1	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	1.0.1_build_8.01.425a	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	1.0.1_build_8.01.429c	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	1.0.1_build_8.01.501	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	1.0_build_8.01.9374	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	1.1	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	1.1.1	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	1.1.1_build_393	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	1.1.1_mr6_b8.1.1.266	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	1.1_stm_b8.1.0.825a	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	2.0	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	2.0.1_build_9.0.1.1000	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	2.0.2_build_9.0.2.1000	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	2.0.3_build_9.0.3.1000	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	2.0.5_build_1100	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	2.0_scf_7.1	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	2.0_stm_build_9.0.0.338	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	3.0	Yes
Application	symantec	client_security	3.1	Yes
Application	symantec	host_ids	*	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	2.1	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.0	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.0.1	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.0.1.425a	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.0.1.425c	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.0.1.501	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.0.1.9374	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.0.1.9378	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.1	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.1.0.825a	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.1.1	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	8.1.1.366	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.1.1.377	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.1.1_build8.1.1.314a	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.1.1_build393	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.01.434	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.01.437	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.01.446	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.01.457	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.01.460	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.01.464	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	8.01.471	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	9.0	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	9.0.0.338	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	9.0.1.1.1000	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	9.0.2.1000	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	9.0.3.1000	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	9.0.4	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	9.0.5	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	9.0.5.1100	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	10.0	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	10.0.2.2000	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	10.0.2.2001	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	10.0.2.2002	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	10.0.2.2010	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	10.0.2.2011	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	10.0.2.2020	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	10.0.2.2021	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	10.1	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	2003	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	2003	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	2004	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	2005	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	2006	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_antivirus	2007	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_internet_security	2003	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_internet_security	2003	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_internet_security	2004	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_internet_security	2004	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_internet_security	2005	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_internet_security	2005	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_internet_security	2006	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_internet_security	2007	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_personal_firewall	2003	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_personal_firewall	2004	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_personal_firewall	2005	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_personal_firewall	2006	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_system_works	2003_professional_edition	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_system_works	2004	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_system_works	2004_professional_edition	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_system_works	2005	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_system_works	2005_premier	Yes
Application	symantec	norton_system_works	2006	Yes
Application	symantec	pcanywhere	11.5	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21938 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1591 ([email protected])
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.09.20a.html ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016889 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016892 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016893 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016894 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016895 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016896 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016897 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016898 ([email protected])
http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Norton-Insufficient-validation-of-SymEvent-driver-input-buffer.php Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446111/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20051 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3636 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28960 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/21938 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1591 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.09.20a.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016889 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016892 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016893 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016894 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016895 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016896 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016897 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016898 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Norton-Insufficient-validation-of-SymEvent-driver-input-buffer.php Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446111/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20051 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3636 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28960 (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.