CVE-2006-3072

M4 Macro Library in Symantec Security Information Manager before 4.0.2.29 HOTFIX 1 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via crafted "rule definitions", which produces dangerous Java code during M4 transformation.

Published: 2006-06-19 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-3072 is rated Low Risk (31.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3072

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.47% +0.41%
2 2023-11-12 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3072

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3072

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3072

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.15 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.16 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.17 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.18 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.19 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.20 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.21 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.22 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.23 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.24 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.25 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.26 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.27 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.28 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec security_information_manager 4.0.2.29 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_information_manager:4.0.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3072

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