CVE-2006-5403
Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control used in Symantec Automated Support Assistant,...
Stack-based buffer overflow 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 cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
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What each source reports
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Stack-based buffer overflow 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 cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2006-5403- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow 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 cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2006-5403- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5388 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow 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 cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2006-5388- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-crr9-5rqj-fxgq No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control used in Symantec Automated Support Assistant,...
Stack-based buffer overflow 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 cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-crr9-5rqj-fxgq- 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-2006-5403 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Symantec Automated Support Assistant, published October 19, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.30%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.