# CVE-2006-6496: 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 2

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-12-13 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=34870
- http://crm.my-etrust.com/CIDocument.asp?KDId=2651&GUID=9FD7E4F8362C4A168D88B4FFA34DCB4C
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454420/100/0/threaded
- http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=41
- http://www.osvdb.org/30845
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21593
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017382
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30909
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23378
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5010
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017381

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