Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw is in Symantec's antivirus decompression engine. A specially crafted RAR archive could make affected security products crash or run attacker-controlled code while inspecting the file. Business urgency depends on whether legacy Symantec or Norton products from the listed versions remain deployed. Exposure is most likely in organizations still running affected pre-fix Symantec or Norton versions, especially email gateways, web gateways, endpoint protection, and server scanning products that process compressed archives. Treat this as high priority if legacy affected products are still present. The vulnerable component sits in security tooling that processes untrusted files, so remediation should focus on exposed scanning points first. Mitigation focus: Inventory Symantec and Norton products listed in the CVE description.; Compare installed versions against the fixed versions and hotfixes named in the CVE.; Apply the relevant Symantec or Norton vendor update or hotfix..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160628_00CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 40031CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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