Symantec NAVCE Failure To Scan Floppy Disks Vulnerability

BID:8077

Info

Symantec NAVCE Failure To Scan Floppy Disks Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 8077
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jul 02 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 02 2003 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to Pal Juvancz.
Vulnerable: Symantec Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.60.build 926
Not Vulnerable: Symantec Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.0
Symantec Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.51
Symantec Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.6
Symantec Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.5
Symantec Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.2
Symantec Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.0

Discussion

Symantec NAVCE Failure To Scan Floppy Disks Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been reported to affect Symantec NAVCE. Under some circumstances, specifically on Windows XP systems, Symantec NAVCE may fail to scan floppy disks for malicious code.

This issue could lead a user into a situation where a false level of security is assumed.

This vulnerability has been reported to affect NAV CE 7.60.build 926, other versions are not believed to be affected by this issue.

Exploit / POC

Symantec NAVCE Failure To Scan Floppy Disks Vulnerability

There is no exploit required.

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