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High Risk Anti-Virus Flaw
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Posted by Donster on: 2005-05-24 13:15:18 788
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Thanks Steve @ HardOCP
Computer Associates has issued an alert that a high-risk buffer overflow vulnerability in its eTrust Vet anti-virus engine could put PC users at risk of PC takeover attacks. What makes it worse is that an attacker using a specially crafted Microsoft Office document could gain full access to the computer without any user interaction.
The issue affects several enterprise products that rely on the Vet anti-virus engine, including CA InoculateIT 6.0, eTrust Antivirus 6.0 through 7.1, eTrust Antivirus for the Gateway 7.0 and 7.1, eTrust Secure Content Manager, eTrust Intrusion Detection, and BrightStor ARCserve Backup. Users of the consumer-facing eTrust EZ Antivirus and eTrust EZ Armor suites are also at risk.
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