Symantec Automated Support Assistant ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Symantec Automated Support Assistant ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Symantec has released fixes to address this issue. Fixes can be automatically applied through Symantec LiveUpdate.

Users who may have downloaded or installed the Symantec Automated Support Assistant should visit the following location to obtain a fixed version:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/techsupp/asa/install.jsphttps://www-secure.symantec.com/techsupp/asa/install.jsp

A tool to remove vulnerable versions of the ActiveX control is available from the following location:

http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/security_response/removaltools.jsphttp://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/security_response/removaltools.jsp