Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 14.2 RU2 privileges management
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A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection and Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition up to 14.2 RU2 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE), prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1 and prior to 14.2.5569.2100 respectively, may be susceptible to an arbitrary file write vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker is able to overwrite existing files on the resident system without proper privileges.
The weakness was shared 02/03/2020 as SYMSA1505 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.symantec.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-5825 since 01/06/2020. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
Upgrading to version 14.2 RU2 MP1 or 14.2.5569.2100 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The entries 149979, 149980, 149981 and 149982 are related to this item.
Product
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Vendor
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Version
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Vendor Base Score (Symantec): 6.1
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Endpoint Protection/Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 14.2 RU2 MP1/14.2.5569.2100
Timeline
01/06/2020 🔍02/03/2020 🔍
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02/12/2020 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: symantec.comAdvisory: SYMSA1505
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-5825 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 02/12/2020 07:40Updated: 02/12/2020 07:45
Changes: 02/12/2020 07:40 (53), 02/12/2020 07:45 (19)
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