CVE-2006-0231

Severity Score

6.4

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses the same private DSA key for each installation, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks and decrypt communications.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 6.4

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2006-01-17 CVE Reserved
2006-04-25 CVE Published
2024-03-15 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/19734	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015974	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431725/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431734/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17637	Vdb Entry
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.21.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1464	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25973	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q2/0011.html	2018-10-19

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Symantec Search vendor "Symantec"		Antivirus Scan Engine Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Antivirus Scan Engine"				5.0.0.24 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Antivirus Scan Engine" and version "5.0.0.24"		-		Affected