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CVE-2006-6490

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

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

scriptrunnersupportsoft
smartissuesupportsoft
automated support assistantsymantecSecurity Products
norton antivirussymantecSecurity Products
norton internet securitysymantecSecurity Products
symanteccommercialUSSecurity Productsaka symantec enterprise security, norton
and 2 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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
and 14 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Feb 22, 2007
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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