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Norton Utilities DLL Preloading Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is running Norton Utilities and is prone to local privilege-escalation vulnerability
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists because when an application looks to call a DLL for execution, it can accept a malicious DLL also instead. 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.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Norton Utilities versions prior to 16.0.3.44
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to version 16.0.3.44. Please see the references for more information.