Symantec Endpoint Protection Detection Engine 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection, Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition and Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Detection Engine. Performing a manipulation results in 7pk security. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-12238. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection, Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition and Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component Detection Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-254. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Norton prior to 22.15; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) prior to 12.1.7454.7000 & 14.2; Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE) prior to NIS-22.15.1.8 & SEP-12.1.7454.7000; and Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (SEP Cloud) prior to 22.15.1 may be susceptible to an AV bypass issue, which is a type of exploit that works to circumvent one of the virus detection engines to avoid a specific type of virus protection. One of the antivirus engines depends on a signature pattern from a database to identify malicious files and viruses; the antivirus bypass exploit looks to alter the file being scanned so it is not detected.

The bug was discovered 11/28/2018. The weakness was presented 11/28/2018 by malware with Qualys as SYMSA1468 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.symantec.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-12238 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 T1211 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119616 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Client 12.1.x < 12.1.7454.7000 / 14.x < 14.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYMSA1468)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371337 (Symantec Norton AntiVirus AV Bypass Vulnerability (SYMSA1468)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (119616) and SecurityFocus (BID 105917†). See VDB-127294 and VDB-127295 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition up to NIS-22.15/SEP-12.1
  • Symantec Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud up to 22.15.0

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Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 119616
Nessus Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Client 12.1.x < 12.1.7454.7000 / 14.x < 14.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYMSA1468)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/12/2018 🔍
11/28/2018 +169 days 🔍
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04/16/2020 +490 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYMSA1468
Researcher: malware
Organization: Qualys
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-12238 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127293
SecurityFocus: 105917 - Multiple Symantec Products CVE-2018-12238 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/30/2018 07:56
Updated: 04/16/2020 09:09
Changes: 11/30/2018 07:56 (86), 04/16/2020 09:09 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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