CVE-2006-6496
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.6EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
The (1) VetMONNT.sys and (2) VetFDDNT.sys drivers in CA Anti-Virus 2007 8.1, Anti-Virus for Vista Beta 8.2, and CA Internet Security Suite 2007 v3.0 do not properly handle NULL buffers, which allows local users with administrative access to cause a denial of service (system crash) via certain IOCTLs.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 0.4% (32th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-6479)
- Published
- December 13, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6479 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- broadcom / etrust antivirus
- broadcom / etrust antivirus
- broadcom / internet security suite
References
- http://crm.my-etrust.com/CIDocument.asp?KDId=2651&GUID=9FD7E4F8362C4A168D88B4FFA34DCB4C
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23378
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017381
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017382
- http://www.osvdb.org/30845
- http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=41
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454420/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21593
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5010
- http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=34870
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30909
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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