# CVE-2006-4802: Memory corruption in n/a

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via a format string vulnerability in the Real Time Virus Scan service of Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Sep 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g9vf-rjj3-hjhg

## What is CVE-2006-4802?

CVE-2006-4802 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 14 Sep 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4802?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Symantec Client Security, Symantec Norton Antivirus.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-4802?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4802 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-4802 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Norton Antivirus

- [CVE-2006-2630](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2630/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-0107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0107/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-3095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3095/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2007-3021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3021/): File upload in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-3454](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3454/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-4802 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-4802 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 14 Sep 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Symantec Norton Antivirus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4802/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4802/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4802
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4802
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-4802

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4802/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.