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CVE-2017-13676

Norton Remove & Reinstall can be susceptible to a DLL preloading vulnerability.

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Summary

Norton Remove & Reinstall can be susceptible to a DLL preloading vulnerability. These types of issues occur when an application looks to call a DLL for execution and an attacker provides a malicious DLL to use instead. Depending on how the application is configured, it will generally follow a specific search path to locate the DLL. The vulnerability can be exploited by a simple file write (or potentially an over-write) which results in a foreign DLL running under the context of the application. A Norton Remove & Reinstall update, version 4.4.0.58, has been released which addresses the aforementioned vulnerability.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Symantec Corporation Norton Remove & Reinstall

    Prior to 4.4.0.58

References 2

symantec.com

securityfocus.com