CVE-2006-3456 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash the browser via a vulnerable Symantec ActiveX control in Internet Explorer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-3456?
CVE-2006-3456 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 11 May 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Symantec NAVOPTS.DLL ActiveX control (aka Symantec.Norton.AntiVirus.NAVOptions) 12.2.0.13, as used in Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2005 and 2006, is designed for use only in application-embedded web browsers, which allows remote attackers to "crash the control" via unspecified vectors related to content on a web site, and place Internet Explorer into a "defunct state" in which remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in addition to other Symantec ActiveX controls, regardless of whether they are marked safe for scripting. NOTE: this CVE was inadvertently used for an E-mail Auto-Protect issue, but that issue has been assigned CVE-2007-3771.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3456?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Symantec Norton Antivirus, Symantec Norton Internet Security, Symantec Norton System Works.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3456?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3456 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2006-3456 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3456 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Norton Antivirus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2w73-8453-mgjq.