Symantec Products Hit By Major Security Bug

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited February 2005 in Science & Tech
A serious flaw in a comment element to Symantec's products has emerged this week; the company reported that the flaw was "high" risk. However the flaw doesn't effect the most recent versions of the company's software, like Norton Antivirus 2005 for example.

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The flaw affects as many as 30 Symantec products, almost all of the company's software. The company said that users of the most recent versions of its software, like Norton Antivirus 2005, were un-affected. The company added that "The DEC2EXE engine is no longer required to parse compressed files" and that "Symantec had planned the DEC2EXE engine removal from all affected Symantec product versions during upcoming maintenance update." However, it advised all users to ensure they were fully patched (see link below). The company is also distributing patches to users via its automated Live Update feature.
Source: Secunia

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