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Symantec Products NAVOpts.dll ActiveX Control Security Bypass Vulnerability Advisory Available in Danish  Advisory Available in German 

Secunia Advisory: SA25172  
Release Date: 2007-05-10

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2005
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2006
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2005
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2006
Symantec Norton SystemWorks 2005
Symantec Norton SystemWorks 2006

CVE reference:CVE-2006-3456 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in various Symantec products, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to a design error within the NAVOpts.dll ActiveX control when loaded in a standard browser window. This can be exploited to e.g. access other Symantec ActiveX controls that are not marked as safe for scripting.

The vulnerability affects the following products:
* Norton AntiVirus 2005 and 2006
* Norton Internet Security 2005 and 2006
* Norton System Works 2005 and 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 latest updates via LiveUpdate.

Set the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered by Peter Vreugdenhil and reported via iDefense Labs.

Original Advisory:
Symantec:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.05.09.html

iDefense Labs:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=529

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