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CVE-2006-0232
Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, stores sensitive log and virus definition files under the web…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 2.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 15% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, stores sensitive log and virus definition files under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain the information via direct requests.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.5% · top 15% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
11
- 17637 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20060421 Rapid7 Advisory R7-0023: Symantec Scan Engine File Disclosure Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 19734 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20060421 [Symantec Security Advisor] Symantec Scan Engine Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- sse-unauth-file-access(25974) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 758 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 759 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20060421 Rapid7 Advisory R7-0023: Symantec Scan Engine File Disclosure Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.21.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1464 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1015974 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-0240 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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