VDB-123357 · CVE-2018-12240 · BID 105146

Norton Identity Safe up to 5.3.0 Initialization cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Norton Identity Safe up to 5.3.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Initialization Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-12240. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Norton Identity Safe up to 5.3.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Initialization Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Norton Identity Safe product prior to 5.3.0.976 may be susceptible to a privilege escalation issue via a hard coded IV, which is a type of vulnerability that can potentially increase the likelihood of encrypted data being recovered without adequate credentials.

The bug was discovered 08/29/2018. The weakness was disclosed 08/29/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.symantec.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-12240 since 06/12/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.3.0.976 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105146†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Identity Safe 5.3.0.976

Timelineinfo

06/12/2018 🔍
08/29/2018 +78 days 🔍
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08/30/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/19/2020 +567 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.symantec.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-12240 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12240
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123357
SecurityFocus: 105146 - Symantec Norton Identity Safe CVE-2018-12240 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/30/2018 06:51
Updated: 03/19/2020 08:29
Changes: 08/30/2018 06:51 (60), 03/19/2020 08:29 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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