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Symantec Discovery XferWan.exe Packet Parsing Buffer Overflows
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24281
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Release Date:
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2007-05-16
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Popularity:
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4,439 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Symantec Discovery 6.x
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Binary Analysis:
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BA53 :: Available for Credits 
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-1173
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Description:
Secunia Research has discovered two vulnerabilities in Symantec Discovery, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA24090
The vulnerabilities are confirmed in version 6.5. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
The vendor is working on a patch, which will be available soon.
Only allow connections from trusted clients.
Disable the CentennialIPTransferServer service.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Dyon Balding, Secunia Research.
Original Advisory:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-42/
Other References:
SA24090:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24090/
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