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CVE-2006-0231

CVE information

Published

17 years ago

Last Modified

5 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

Description

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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Medium
Base Score
6.4/10
Exploit Score
10/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
4.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
Partial
Availability Impact
None
Integrity Impact
Partial

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:5.0.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:
  Yes
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