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Old 05-26-2006, 07:11 PM   #1
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eEye Reports Dangerous Vulnerability in Symantec Anti-Virus

http://www.eeye.com/html/research/up.../20060524.html

Date Reported:
May 24, 2006

Vendor:
Symantec

Description:
A remotely exploitable vulnerability exists within the Symantec Antivirus program. [n]This flaw does not require any end user interaction for exploitation and can compromise affected systems, allowing for the execution of malicious code with SYSTEM level access.[/b]

Severity:
High (Remote Code Execution)

Remote Code Execution:
Yes

Software Affected:
Symantec Antivirus 10.x
Symantec Client Security 3.x
(Other Symantec Antivirus products are also potentially affected, waiting for vendor list)

Status:
Initial report stage
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