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CVE-2006-6490

Published: Feb 22, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
10.3%
Top 4.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the SupportSoft (1) SmartIssue (tgctlsi.dll) and (2) ScriptRunner (tgctlsr.dll) ActiveX controls, as used by Symantec Automated Support Assistant and Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2006, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML message.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

symantec
commercial·USaka norton, symantec enterprise security
automated support assistant
Security Products
norton antivirus
Security Products
norton internet security
Security Products
norton system works
Security Products
supportsoft
commercial
scriptrunnerOn-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
smartissueOn-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-02/0454.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=478
labs.idefense.com
http://osvdb.org/33481
osvdb.org
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