# CVE-2006-3457: Symantec On-Demand Agent (SODA) before 2.5 MR2 Build 2157, and the Virtual Desktop module in Symantec On-Demand Protection (SODP) before 2.6

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-08-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Symantec On-Demand Agent (SODA) before 2.5 MR2 Build 2157, and the Virtual Desktop module in Symantec On-Demand Protection (SODP) before 2.6 Build 2233, do not properly encrypt files that are subject to policy-based automatic encryption, which might allow local users to read sensitive data via an unspecified decryption method.

## What to do

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## References

- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016619
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19248
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441850/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28181
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.08.01a.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3097
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21280

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