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Symantec Security Check ActiveX Remotely Exploitable Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA9091
Release Date: 2003-06-23
Last Update: 2003-06-25
Popularity: 9,624 views

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

Software:Symantec RuFSI Utility Class / Symantec RuFSI Registry Information Class

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Solution:
Remove "Symantec RuFSI Utility Class" or "Symantec RuFSI Registry Information Class" from your system.

Secunia recommend that ActiveX and scripting is disallowed for all sites. Only allow scripting on a site per site basis.

An updated version of the ActiveX component has been placed on Symantec's web site. However, the kill bit does not seem to be set for the old component. This allows malicious sites to re-install the old vulnerable ActiveX component, because it is digitally signed and marked as safe.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Cesar Cerrudo

Changelog:
2003-06-24 Update to class name, as it may be different depending on if you made an online virus scan or security check first.
2003-06-25 Symantec has released an updated ActiveX. This, however, does not eliminate the vulnerability.

Change Page:
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