Norton Internet Security Input Validation Flaw in NAVCOMUI.DLL ActiveX Controls Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018545 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1018545
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-2955
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 9 2007
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2005, 2006
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Norton Internet Security. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will invoke one of two vulnerable ActiveX controls in NAVCOMUI.DLL and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Carsten Eiram of Secunia Research discovered this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix, available via LiveUpdate.
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Vendor URL: securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.08.09.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 12:33:49 -0400
Subject: Norton AntiVirus, Norton Internet Security, and Norton System Works
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http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.08.09.html
CVE-2007-2955
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