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Symantec Multiple Products SupportSoft ActiveX Controls Buffer Overflow Advisory Available in Danish  Advisory Available in German 

Secunia Advisory: SA24246  
Release Date: 2007-02-23

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

Software:Symantec Automated Support Assistant
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2006
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2006
Symantec Norton SystemWorks 2006

CVE reference:CVE-2006-6490 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in various Symantec products, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA24251

The vulnerabilities affect the following products:
* Symantec Automated Support Assistant
* Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2006
* Symantec Norton Internet Security 2006
* Symantec Norton System Works 2006

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Solution:
Apply updates (please see the vendor's advisory for details).

Original Advisory:
Symantec:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.02.22.html

Other References:
SA24251:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24251



Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.

Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.

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5. Symantec Products NAVOpts.dll ActiveX Control Security Bypass Vulnerability
6. Symantec Products IOCTL Handler Privilege Escalation
7. Symantec Support Tool ActiveX Control Vulnerabilities
8. Symantec Multiple Products Denial of Service
9. Symantec Norton SystemWorks Protected Recycle Bin Weakness
10. Symantec AntiVirus RAR Archive Decompression Buffer Overflow


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