CVE-2006-1836 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting an untrusted search path in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh via a Trojan horse program.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1836?
CVE-2006-1836 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 19 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1836?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Symantec Liveupdate, Symantec Norton Antivirus, Symantec Norton Internet Security, Symantec Norton Personal Firewall, Symantec Norton System Works, Symantec Norton Utilities.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1836?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1836 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2006-1836 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1836 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Norton Antivirus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q73f-wrp7-jcr3.