Cleartext Storage of LiveUpdate Server Credentials in Symantec Norton Antivirus

Cleartext Storage of LiveUpdate Server Credentials in Symantec Norton Antivirus

CVE-2002-0344 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Symantec LiveUpdate 1.5 and earlier in Norton Antivirus stores usernames and passwords for a local LiveUpdate server in cleartext in the registry, which may allow remote attackers to impersonate the LiveUpdate server.

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