Symantec Livestate Agent 7.1 on Windows shstart.exe privileges management ⚔ [Disputed]

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A vulnerability was found in Symantec Livestate Agent 7.1 on Windows. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file shstart.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. CVE summarizes:

** DISPUTED ** Symantec LiveState 7.1 Agent for Windows allows local users to gain privileges by stopping the shstart.exe process and open "Web Self-Service" from the system tray icon, which will open a browser window running with elevated privileges. NOTE: several third-party researchers have noted that administrator privileges may be necessary to terminate shstart.exe. If this is the case, then no privilege escalation occurs, and this is not a vulnerability.

The weakness was published 12/06/2006 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-6308 since 12/06/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30728) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017332†).

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Status: Unproven

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12/05/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3018 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-6308 (🔍)
X-Force: 30728 - Symantec LiveState agent shstart.exe process privilege escalation
SecurityTracker: 1017332

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 10:21 PM
Updated: 08/08/2024 12:29 PM
Changes: 03/12/2015 10:21 PM (49), 06/07/2019 02:15 PM (6), 08/08/2024 12:29 PM (17)
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