Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 14.2 ACL privileges management
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A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 14.2 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component ACL Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:
Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3, can potentially reset the ACLs on a file as a limited user while Symantec Endpoint Protection's Tamper Protection feature is disabled.
The weakness was published 05/11/2020 as SYMSA1762 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.broadcom.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-5836 since 01/06/2020. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 14.3 eliminates this vulnerability.
Similar entries are available at 155012, 155013, 155014 and 155016.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Vendor Base Score (Symantec): 6.7
Vendor Vector (Symantec): 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Endpoint Protection 14.3
Timeline
01/06/2020 🔍05/11/2020 🔍
05/12/2020 🔍
05/12/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: symantec.comAdvisory: SYMSA1762
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-5836 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 05/12/2020 08:06Updated: 05/12/2020 08:11
Changes: 05/12/2020 08:06 (51), 05/12/2020 08:11 (18)
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