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TITLE:
Symantec Anti-Virus LiveUpdate Credentials Disclosure

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA16653

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16653/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.x
http://secunia.com/product/3549/
Symantec Windows LiveUpdate 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/2795/

DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in LiveUpdate Client, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to disclose certain sensitive
information.

The security issue is caused due to the client storing the LiveUpdate
Server login name and password to a local log file in clear text. This
can be exploited by malicious users to disclose the configured login
name and password for accessing the LiveUpdate packages.

Successful exploitation requires that the LiveUpdate Server is
configured to use user name and password authentication.

The security issue has been reported in LiveUpdate Client version 2.7
build 34.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.7.38.
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/files/lu/lu.html

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Arthur Freyman.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Symantec:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.09.02.html

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