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"From 2007 to 2009 vulnerabilities in a typical end-user PC almost doubled from about 220 to 420."

Non-Microsoft software to blame for increase in vulnerabilities affecting typical Windows end-users, read more:

http://secunia.com/gfx/pdf/Secunia_Half_Year_Report_2010.pdf


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TITLE:
Symantec Products File Parsing Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA38830

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/38830/
Customer Area (Credentials Required)
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=38830

RELEASE DATE:
2010-07-29

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38830/#comments

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http://secunia.com/advisories/38830/

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=38830

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http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/
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DESCRIPTION:
Secunia Research has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in various
Symantec products, which can be exploited by malicious people to
cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA38690

NOTE: Symantec IM Manager is reported as vulnerable since it includes
the vulnerable libraries. However, the product does not use the
vulnerable content filtering process of the Verity Filter and is,
therefore, not affected by the vulnerabilities.

SOLUTION:
Update to a fixed version (please see the vendor's security advisory
for details).

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Carsten Eiram and Dyon Balding, Secunia Research.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-21/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-25/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-29/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-33/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-37/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-99/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-100/

Symantec:
http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2010&suid=20100727_01

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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