CVE-2006-0231
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.019 · 80 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.93% (80th) EPSS
CVSS 6.4 · medium
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
6.4
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- symantec antivirus scan engine= 5.0.0.24nvdUScpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (2)
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sources
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published 2006-04-25modified 2026-06-16
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references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q2/0011.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19734enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015974enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431725/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431734/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17637enisa_euvd
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.21.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1464enisa_euvd
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