# CVE-2006-5404: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information via a vulnerable ActiveX control in Symantec security products, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** Low 2.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Oct 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9p3p-77q3-cjqm

## What is CVE-2006-5404?

CVE-2006-5404 is a low-severity vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 19 Oct 2006. 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

Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control used in Symantec Automated Support Assistant, as used in Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2005 and 2006, allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5404?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Symantec Automated Support Assistant, Symantec Norton Antivirus, Symantec Norton Internet Security, Symantec Norton System Works.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-5404?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5404 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-5404 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5404 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Norton Antivirus

- [CVE-2006-5403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5403/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-5404 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-5404 is a low-severity vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 19 Oct 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5404 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-2006-5404/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5404/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5404
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5404
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-5404

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5404/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.