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TITLE:
Symantec Security Information Manager Authentication Bypass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20647

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20647/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Symantec Security Information Manager 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/10472/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Symantec Security Information
Manager, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass
certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in the
M4 Macro Library when transforming raw rule definitions into java
code that can be executed by the rule-engine. This can be exploited
via specially crafted rules to obtain shell access with privileges of
the "sesuser" user during M4 transformation.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 4.0.2.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 4.0.2.29 HOTFIX 1.
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/enterprise

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.06.13b.html

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