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TITLE:
Symantec Products NAVOpts.dll ActiveX Control Security Bypass
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA25172

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25172/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2005
http://secunia.com/product/4009/
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2006
http://secunia.com/product/6634/
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2005
http://secunia.com/product/4848/
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2006
http://secunia.com/product/6635/
Symantec Norton SystemWorks 2005
http://secunia.com/product/4847/
Symantec Norton SystemWorks 2006
http://secunia.com/product/6636/

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

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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