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Symantec Discovery Insecure File Permissions
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA25374
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Release Date:
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2007-07-23
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Last Update:
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2007-07-30
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Popularity:
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7,703 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Symantec Discovery 6.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-2950
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Description:
Secunia Research has discovered a security issue in Symantec Discovery, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
For more information:
SA25354
The security issue is confirmed in version 6.5. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Grant only trusted users access to affected systems until a fix is available.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Sven Krewitt, Secunia Research
Changelog:
2007-07-30: Added link to vendor page.
Original Advisory:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-59/
Symantec:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.07.27a.html
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