CVE-2006-4802
Format string vulnerability in the Real Time Virus Scan service in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2006-4802- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-4802- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4789 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-4789- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g9vf-rjj3-hjhg No score
Format string vulnerability in the Real Time Virus Scan service in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate...
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.
- Record
GHSA-g9vf-rjj3-hjhg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-4802 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Symantec Client Security, published September 14, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1016842
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28937
securityfocus.com/bid/19986
secunia.com/advisories/21884
securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.09.13.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4802
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g9vf-rjj3-hjhg