CVE-1999-1323 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Attackers with local access can read administrator passwords stored in cleartext, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1323?
CVE-1999-1323 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Norton AntiVirus for Internet Email Gateways (NAVIEG) 1.0.1.7 and earlier, and Norton AntiVirus for MS Exchange (NAVMSE) 1.5 and earlier, store the administrator password in cleartext in (1) the navieg.ini file for NAVIEG, and (2) the ModifyPassword registry key in NAVMSE.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1323?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Norton Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1323?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1323 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1323 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1323 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Norton Antivirus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hwj6-4xgp-2fx7.