Symantec ZIP Decompression Memory Access Violation (CVE-2016-3646)

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the Decomposer component of Symantec Antivirus Engine. These vulnerabilities are due to incorrect or missing bounds checks. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a maliciously crafted file to a user running this engine. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of SYSTEM.

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