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CVE-2006-4266

Published: Aug 21, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
3.6CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2006 9.1.0.33, and possibly earlier, does not properly protect Norton registry keys, which allows local users to provide Trojan horse libraries to Norton by using RegSaveKey and RegRestoreKey to modify HKLM\SOFTWARE\Symantec\CCPD\SuiteOwners, as demonstrated using NISProd.dll. NOTE: in most cases, this attack would not cross privilege boundaries, because modifying the SuiteOwners key requires administrative privileges. However, this issue is a vulnerability because the product's functionality is intended to protect against privileged actions such as this.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

norton personal firewallsymantecSecurity Products
n/an/a
symanteccommercialUSSecurity Productsaka symantec enterprise security, norton

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1428
securityreason.com
http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Norton-DLL-faking-via-SuiteOwners-protection-bypass.php
matousec.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443632/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Aug 21, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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