High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Sep 28, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-13676
CVE-2017-13676
Description
Norton Remove & Reinstall can be susceptible to a DLL preloading vulnerability. These types of issues occur when an application looks to call a DLL for execution and an attacker provides a malicious DLL to use instead. Depending on how the application is configured, it will generally follow a specific search path to locate the DLL. The vulnerability can be exploited by a simple file write (or potentially an over-write) which results in a foreign DLL running under the context of the application. A Norton Remove & Reinstall update, version 4.4.0.58, has been released which addresses the aforementioned vulnerability.
Affected products
2- Symantec Corporation/Norton Remove & Reinstallv5Range: Prior to 4.4.0.58
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100939nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jspnvdMitigationVDB EntryVendor Advisory
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