CVE-2007-1495

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Published Mar 16, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The \Device\SymEvent driver in Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2006 9.1.1.7, and possibly other products using symevent.sys 12.0.0.20, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via invalid data, as demonstrated by calling DeviceIoControl to send the data, a reintroduction of CVE-2006-4855.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_personal_firewall:2006_9.1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-1489	The \Device\SymEvent driver in Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2006 9.1.1.7, and possibly other products using symevent.sys 12.0.0.20, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via invalid data, as demonstrated by calling DeviceIoControl to send the data, a reintroduction of CVE-2006-4855.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.425% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2445
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462792/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22961

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Norton Personal Firewall

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:59 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 16, 2007, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:59 PM
Reserved: Mar 16, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:37 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 16, 2007, 10:19 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:37 PM

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