CVE-2006-3455

The SAVRT.SYS device driver, as used in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1 and 9.0.x up to 9.0.3, and Symantec Client Security 1.1 and 2.0.x up to 2.0.3, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified address for the output buffer argument to the DeviceIOControl function.

Published: 2006-10-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3455 is rated Low Risk (27.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3455

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% 0.38% +0.32%
2 2024-03-17 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-2006-3455

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.1 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3455

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-3455

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2006-3455: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-3455

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3455

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec client_security 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 1.1.1_build_393 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.1.1_build_393:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 1.1.1_mr1_build_8.1.1.314a cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.1.1_mr1_build_8.1.1.314a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 1.1.1_mr2_build_8.1.1.319 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.1.1_mr2_build_8.1.1.319:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 1.1.1_mr3_build_8.1.1.323 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.1.1_mr3_build_8.1.1.323:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 1.1.1_mr4_build_8.1.1.329 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.1.1_mr4_build_8.1.1.329:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 1.1.1_mr5_build_8.1.1.336 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.1.1_mr5_build_8.1.1.336:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 1.1.1_mr6_b8.1.1.266 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.1.1_mr6_b8.1.1.266:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 1.1_stm_b8.1.0.825a cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:1.1_stm_b8.1.0.825a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0.1_build_9.0.1.1000 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0.1_build_9.0.1.1000:mr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0.2_build_9.0.2.1000 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0.2_build_9.0.2.1000:mr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0.3_build_9.0.3.1000 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0.3_build_9.0.3.1000:mr3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0_scf_7.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0_scf_7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0_stm_build_9.0.0.338 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0_stm_build_9.0.0.338:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.1:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.1.0.825a cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.1.0.825a:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.1.1:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.1.1.319 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.1.1.319:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.1.1.323 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.1.1.323:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.1.1.329 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.1.1.329:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.1.1.366 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.1.1.366:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.1.1.377 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.1.1.377:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.1.1_build8.1.1.314a cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.1.1_build8.1.1.314a:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.1.1_build393 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.1.1_build393:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.01.434 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.01.434:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.01.437 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.01.437:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.01.446 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.01.446:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.01.457 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.01.457:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.01.460 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.01.460:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.01.464 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.01.464:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 8.01.471 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:8.01.471:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.1:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 9.0.1.1.1000 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.1.1.1000:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 9.0.1.1000 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.1.1000:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 9.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.2:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
symantec norton_antivirus 9.0.2.1000 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:9.0.2.1000:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3455

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