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7.6	$0-$5k	0.04

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Norton Antivirus up to 7.5.0/7.6.0 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file winhlp32.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The client for Symantec Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.5.x before 7.5.1 Build 62 and 7.6.x before 7.6.1 Build 35a runs winhlp32 with raised privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by using certain features of winhlp32.

The weakness was shared 10/15/2002 by ERRor (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1540. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 7.5.1 or 7.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (10475).

Productinfo

Type

• Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

• Symantec

Name

• Norton Antivirus

Version

• 7.0
• 7.1
• 7.2
• 7.3
• 7.4
• 7.5
• 7.6

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 7.6
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Norton Antivirus 7.5.1/7.6.1

Timelineinfo

10/15/2002 🔍
10/15/2002 +0 days 🔍
10/15/2002 +0 days 🔍
03/31/2003 +167 days 🔍
05/19/2004 +415 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +3732 days 🔍
05/03/2019 +1729 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: ERRor
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1540 (🔍)
X-Force: 10475 - Symantec Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition winhlp32 file could allow elevated privileges
SecurityFocus: 5966 - Symantec NAVCE Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 6258 - Symantec Norton Anti-Virus CE Help File Local Privilege Escalation

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 11:44
Updated: 05/03/2019 14:51
Changes: 08/08/2014 11:44 (59), 05/03/2019 14:51 (2)
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