It’s going to be a busy day for quite a few Network Administrators. Symantechas been quick to assure users of the Norton versions of their AntiVirus program that they are not vulnerable to this exploit.
Stay tuned for updates as they become available.
A gaping security flaw in the latest versions of Symantec’s anti-virus software suite could put millions of users at risk of a debilitating worm attack, Internet security experts warned May 25.
Researchers at eEye Digital Security, the company that discovered the flaw, said it could be exploited by remote hackers to take complete control of the target machine “without any user action.”
“This is definitely wormable. Once exploited, you get a command shell that gives you complete access to the machine. You can remove, edit or destroy files at will,” said eEye Digital Security spokesperson Mike Puterbaugh.
“We have confirmed that an attacker can execute code without the user clicking or opening anything,” Puterbaugh said.
Source: eWeek
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