CERT Advisory Symantec and Norton Critical Vulnerability
Quick Answer
US-CERT advisory TA16-187A reported multiple critical vulnerabilities affecting all Symantec and Norton-branded antivirus products. The vulnerabilities allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. The products are widely deployed across government and enterprise environments. DuoCircle does not use Symantec or Norton antivirus in its spam filtering array, so customers using DuoCircle's filtering are not exposed through that vector.
Systems Affected
All Symantec and Norton branded antivirus products
Overview
Symantec and Norton branded antivirus products contain multiple vulnerabilities. Some of these products are in widespread use throughout government and industry. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system.
Impact
DuoCircle does not use Symantec or Norton Antivirus in our spam filtering array.
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