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Massive Security Hole In Symantec Products - Plan On Patching This Weekend!

A serious security flaw has hit several Symantec security products, many of which are in widespread use, says the company.

The vulnerability is serious enough to have been been classified as “high risk.” According to the Symantec site, the vulnerable component “fails to do proper bounds checks when analyzing certain container files for virus content. An attacker sending a specifically crafted UPX file could potentially compromise the targeted system.”

The company advises that systems that have not been upgraded to the latest version of any Symantec product should be immediately…

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