CVE-2006-4927

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CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

1.70%

Published

Oct 10, 2006

Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (2)

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Exploit-DBSymantec AntiVirus - IOCTL Kernel Privilege Escalation (1)Exploit-DBSymantec AntiVirus - IOCTL Kernel Privilege Escalation (2)

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Description

The (a) NAVENG (NAVENG.SYS) and (b) NAVEX15 (NAVEX15.SYS) device drivers 20061.3.0.12 and later, as used in Symantec AntiVirus and security products, allow local users to gain privileges by overwriting critical system addresses using a crafted Irp to the IOCTL functions (1) 0x222AD3, (2) 0x222AD7, and (3) 0x222ADB.

Affected Products (2)

symantec · naveng_drivervulnerable

symantec · navex15_drivervulnerable

References (20)

http://secunia.com/advisories/22288

PatchVendor Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1690

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016994

ExploitPatch

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016995

ExploitPatch

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016996