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Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh Privilege Escalation Weakness

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A weakness has been reported in Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh and Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.


Be sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have insecure applications installed:
http://secunia.com/software_inspector/

Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector:
* Detects insecure versions of applications installed
* Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied
* Assists you in updating your system and applications
* Runs through your browser. No installation or download is required.




Original Source: http://secunia.com/advisories/27488/

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