4719 : Symantec Norton Utilities TUNEOCX.OCX ActiveX Control Arbitrary Command Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
1997-05-04

Description

Symantec Norton Utilities for Windows contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The issue is due to the TUNEOCX.OCX ActiveX control, part of the "System Genie" component, not properly handling user input. With a crafted web page, an attacker could trick a victim into browsing the page and executing arbitrary code on the victim's system.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related, Security Software

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Symantec has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Users can click on the "live update" to receive the update.

Products

Symantec Corporation

Norton Utilities for Windows

2.0

References

CVE ID: 1999-1380 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 7188
Other Advisory URL: http://mlarchive.ima.com/win95/1997/May/0342.html [ Link is 404 ]
http://www.net-security.sk/bugs/NT/nu20.html [ Link is 404 ]
News Article: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,s2065518,00.html [ Link is 404 ]

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.1
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