Sat, May 27 2006 8:15 Don

Security firm warns of Symantec AV flaw

A flaw in the Symantec's desktop antivirus for corporations could allow an attacker to compromise a victim's system without relying on any user interaction, security firm eEye Digital Security said in an advisory posted this week.

The security firm published an upcoming advisory on the vulnerability on Thursday, a day after notifying Symantec of the flaw. The flaw affects Symantec Antivirus 10.x and Symantec Client Security 3.x, according to the eEye's tests. Symantec, which confirmed the vulnerability on Friday, stressed that it does not affect any of its consumer desktop security products. (SecurityFocus is owned by Symantec.)

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