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CVE-2006-3456

Published: May 11, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-94
NVD MITRE
8.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
3.9%
Top 11.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The Symantec NAVOPTS.DLL ActiveX control (aka Symantec.Norton.AntiVirus.NAVOptions) 12.2.0.13, as used in Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works 2005 and 2006, is designed for use only in application-embedded web browsers, which allows remote attackers to "crash the control" via unspecified vectors related to content on a web site, and place Internet Explorer into a "defunct state" in which remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in addition to other Symantec ActiveX controls, regardless of whether they are marked safe for scripting. NOTE: this CVE was inadvertently used for an E-mail Auto-Protect issue, but that issue has been assigned CVE-2007-3771.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:SC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

n/an/a
norton antivirussymantecSecurity Products
norton internet securitysymantecSecurity Products
norton system workssymantecSecurity Products
symanteccommercialUSSecurity Productsaka symantec enterprise security, norton

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.05.09.html
symantec.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1751
vupen.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23822
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
May 11, 2007
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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