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Symantec Security Advisory: Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition
Symantec Security Advisory: Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition
Symantec Security Advisory: Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition



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Symantec AntiVirus and Symantec Client Security Elevation of Privilege=0D
September 13, 2006=0D
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Overview=0D
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Symantec Client Security and=0D
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition could potentially allow a local=0D
attacker to execute code with elevated privileges on the target machine. =0D
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Affected Products=0D
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition versions 10.0, 9.x, and 8.1 =0D
Symantec Client Security versions 3.0, 2.x, 1.x=0D
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Unaffected Products=0D
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition version 10.1 =0D
Symantec Client Security version 3.1=0D
Norton product line =0D
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Details=0D
Deral Heiland of Layered Defense notified Symantec of a format string=0D
vulnerability within Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition.  If successfully=0D
exploited, the vulnerability could allow a local attacker to execute code=0D
with elevated privileges on the local system. =0D
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In addition, Symantec engineers found a second format string vulnerability=0D
in the alert notification process.  This issue could allow a local user to=0D
replace the alert notification message with a format string which could=0D
cause potentially cause the Real Time Virus Scan service to crash when the=0D
notification message is displayed following the detection of a malicious=0D
file.  =0D
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Symantec Response=0D
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Symantec engineers have verified that these vulnerabilities exist in the=0D
product versions indicated, and have provided updates to address the issue.=0D
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Please refer to our advisory for any updates on this vulnerablity:=0D
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.09.13.html=0D 
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