Title: Sony VAIO Unauthorized System Access Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
Description:
An issue exists in Sony's VAIO pre-installed software which could allow a remote user full control of the user's system.
This is acheived if a user accesses a maliciously crafted web page or receives a maliciously crafted HTML email or HTML file as an email attachment.
Further technical details are not available at this time.
It should be noted that all VAIO personal computers with "VAIO Manual CyberSupport for VAIO" pre-installed and sold in Japan from May 2001 are vulnerable.
Affected Products:
- Sony VAIO 0.0.0FX Series
- Sony VAIO 0.0.0J
- Sony VAIO 0.0.0LX
- Sony VAIO 0.0.0MX
- Sony VAIO 0.0.0NOTE 505
- Sony VAIO 0.0.0NOTE C1
- Sony VAIO 0.0.0NOTE FX
- Sony VAIO 0.0.0NOTE GR
- Sony VAIO 0.0.0NOTE QR
- Sony VAIO 0.0.0NOTE SR
- Sony VAIO 0.0.0R505 Series
- Sony VAIO 0.0.0RX
- Sony VAIO Manual 0.0.0for East Asia
- Sony VAIO Manual 0.0.0for Oceania
- Sony VAIO Manual 0.0.0for Saudi Arabia
- Sony VAIO Manual 0.0.0for South Africa
- Sony VAIO Manual 0.0.0for Southeast Asia
- Sony VAIO Manual 0.0.0for UAE
- Sony VAIO Manual CyberSupport for VAIO 3.0.0Japan
- Sony VAIO Manual CyberSupport for VAIO 3.1.0Japan
References:
- Sony: Important Security Notice to Sony VAIO Personal Computer Owners
- Sony: VAIO Security Enhancement Program for users outside of Japan
- Sony: VAIO Security Enhancement Program for users that purchased VAIO in Japan
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