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Symantec Norton SystemWorks Protected Recycle Bin Weakness
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18402
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Release Date:
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2006-01-11
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Last Update:
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2006-08-04
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Symantec Norton SystemWorks 2005
Symantec Norton SystemWorks 2006
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0166 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
A weakness has been reported in Norton SystemWorks, which can be exploited by malicious, local users, or by malware, to bypass certain security restrictions.
The weakness is caused due to a design error in SystemWorks in which files within the NProtect directory of the Norton Protected Recycle Bin are hidden from the "FindFirst/FindNext" Windows APIs. This prevents virus scanning software from detecting malicious or virus-infected files that are placed in the directory. On-access virus scanners reportedly are still able to detect the malicious files when they are accessed.
The weakness has been reported in the following versions.
* Norton SystemWorks 2005/2006
* Norton SystemWorks Premier 2005/2006
Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, scan using the Network Software Inspector.
Solution:
Apply the patch by running LiveUpdate.
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Mark Russinovich of Sysinternals and the F-Secure Blacklight team.
Changelog:
2006-08-04: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.01.10.html
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