Symantec Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Last Update Date:
19 Jan 2017 11:25
Release Date:
19 Jan 2017
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RISK: Medium Risk
TYPE: Security software and application - Security Software & Appliance
A vulnerability was identified in Norton Download Manager. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
Products like Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud, Norton Anti-Virus and Norton Internet Security are equipped with this download manager and so are affected.
Impact
- Remote Code Execution
System / Technologies affected
- Symantec products with Norton Download Manager version 5.6 and prior
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- The vendor has issued a fix:
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20170117_00#_MITIGATION
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