Symantec Norton GoBack Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

BID:14461

Info

Symantec Norton GoBack Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14461
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 03 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 03 2005 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to LightPhoenix.
Vulnerable: Symantec Norton GoBack 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Symantec Norton GoBack Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Norton GoBack is prone to a local authentication bypass vulnerability.

A successful attack causes the application to accept an arbitrary password value and allow an attacker to make various configuration changes. Other attacks may be possible as well.

Symantec is currently investigating this issue. This BID will be updated when further analysis is complete.

Exploit / POC

Symantec Norton GoBack Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

Symantec Norton GoBack Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

Symantec Norton GoBack Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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