01 Record
CVE-2006-0231
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.93% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 79.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-04-25 01:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 16:25Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-01-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 51135027de8047b9a730207f701e3df4db845197de75760d84e1aaff4987be84
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com20060421 Rapid7 Advisory R7-0022: Symantec Scan Engine Known Immutable DSA Private Keyhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431725/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com17637http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17637
- secunia.com19734http://secunia.com/advisories/19734
- www.securityfocus.com20060421 [Symantec Security Advisor] Symantec Scan Engine Multiple Vulnerabilitieshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431734/100/0/threaded
- archives.neohapsis.com20060421 Rapid7 Advisory R7-0022: Symantec Scan Engine Known Immutable DSA Private Keyhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q2/0011.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comsse-insecure-private-key(25973)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25973
- www.symantec.comhttp://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.21.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-1464http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1464
- securitytracker.com1015974http://securitytracker.com/id?1015974