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Symantec AntiVirus RAR Archive Decompression Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA18131
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Release Date: 2005-12-20
Last Update: 2006-01-30
Popularity: 102,561 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Symantec Gateway Security 1.x
Symantec Gateway Security 5000 Series 3.x
Symantec Gateway Security 5400 Series 2.x

Software:Symantec AntiSpam for SMTP
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.x
Symantec AntiVirus for Caching 4.x
Symantec AntiVirus for Clearswift 4.x
Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds 3.x
Symantec AntiVirus for Microsoft ISA Server 4.x
Symantec AntiVirus for Microsoft SharePoint 4.x
Symantec AntiVirus for Network Attached Storage 4.x
Symantec AntiVirus for SMTP Gateways 3.x
Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.x
Symantec AntiVirus/Filtering for Domino 3.x
Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam 4.x
Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam 5.x
Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam 6.x
Symantec Client Security 3.x
Symantec Client Security for Nokia Communicator
Symantec Mail Security for Domino 4.x
Symantec Mail Security for Exchange 4.x
Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange 5.x
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2004
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2005
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2006
Symantec Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh 9.x
Symantec Norton AntiVirus for Microsoft Exchange 2.x
Symantec Norton AntiVirus Solution 7.5
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004 Professional
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2005
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2006
Symantec Norton Internet Security for Macintosh 3.x
Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2004
Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2005
Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2006
Symantec Norton SystemWorks 2004
Symantec Norton SystemWorks 2005
Symantec Norton SystemWorks 2006
Symantec Norton SystemWorks for Macintosh 3.x
Symantec Scan Engine 5.x
Symantec Web Security 3.x
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Solution:
The vendor has issued patches (see patch matrix in vendor advisory).

Provided and/or discovered by:
Alex Wheeler

Changelog:
2005-12-22: Information released by vendor. Updated "Solution", and "Solution Status" sections.
2005-12-22: Updated list of affected products.
2005-12-27: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note and added CVE reference.
2005-12-28: Vendor released patch for Brightmail AntiSpam. Updated "Solution" section.
2005-12-30: Vendor released hotfix for Gateway Security 1.0 and Gateway Security 5400 Series.
2006-01-30: Updated "Solution" section.

Original Advisory:
Symantec:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.12.21b.html

Alex Wheeler:
http://www.rem0te.com/public/images/symc2.pdf

Other References:
US-CERT VU#305272:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305272

Change Page:
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