-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Symantec Vulnerability Research http://www.symantec.com/research Security Advisory Advisory ID: SYMSA-2007-003 Advisory Title: Macrovision InstallAnywhere Password and Serial Number Bypass Author: Brian Reilly / brian_reilly (at) symantec (dot) com [email concealed] Release Date: 28-02-2007 Application: Macrovision InstallAnywhere Enterprise (all versions) Platform: All Severity: Local Authorization Bypass Vendor status: Verified by vendor CVE Number: CVE-2007-1009 Reference: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22643 Overview: Macrovision?s InstallAnywhere (acquired from Zero G Software in June 2005) is a program to build multiplatform installers, and is frequently used to distribute web services and J2EE applications. InstallAnywhere Enterprise offers the ability to require a serial number and/or a password as a prerequisite to installing an application. However, it is possible to modify specific configuration files included in an InstallAnywhere package to circumvent these controls Details: InstallAnywhere packages include an XML project configuration file named InstallScript.iap_xml. This file controls the behavior of the installation process, including verification of a password and/or serial number (if applicable). Upon starting an installer, a directory is created in temporary disk space. This directory contains multiple files, including a ZIP archive that contains the XML project file. A LaunchAnywhere executable is also created during the installation process and is used to launch the actual Java application installer. It is possible to bypass serial number and password controls by creating a copy of this temporary directory, extracting a copy of the XML project file from the ZIP archive, deleting the relevant serial number or password verification sections from the XML project file, replacing the modifiedXML project file in the ZIP archive, and then manually starting the installation process via the included LaunchAnywhere executable. Vendor Response: Macrovision has confirmed the reports provided by Symantec and updated InstallAnywhere to resolve the issue. Current InstallAnywhere customers will be encouraged to install version 8.0.1 as soon as it becomes available (estimated mid April). More information regarding this version will be posted in the release notes. Macrovision will advise all users of InstallAnywhere to upgrade to 8.0.1 as soon as it becomes available. Registered users of the software will be electronically notified of the availability of the release and directed to the necessary files. Recommendation: Developers should securely implement their own application-level controls as needed, independent of the InstallAnywhere installer. Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Information: The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the following names to these issues. These are candidates for inclusion in the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org), which standardizes names for security problems. 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