Symantec personal firewalls contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. The flaw is due to a remote heap corruption vulnerability in SYMDNS.SYS, a driver that validates NetBIOS Name Service responses. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can execute arbitrary code with kernel access.
Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Symantec has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Customers can obtain the update via the LiveUpdate utility:
1. Open any installed Symantec product
2. Click on LiveUpdate in the toolbar
3. Run LiveUpdate until Symantec LiveUpdate indicated that all installed Symantec products are up-to-date
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