Symantec Critical System Protection 5.2.8 on Windows Default Policy access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Critical System Protection 5.2.8 on Windows. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Default Policy. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2013-5016. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Symantec Critical System Protection 5.2.8 on Windows. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Default Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Symantec Critical System Protection (SCSP) before 5.2.9, when installed on an unpatched Windows Server 2003 R2 platform, allows remote attackers to bypass policy settings via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 05/02/2014 by Sanehdeep Singh as SYM14-008 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-5016 since 07/29/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

Symantec Critical System Protection SCSP, Windows version, default policy settings can be susceptible to policy bypass when installed on an out-of-the-box unpatched windows server. While this is not in any way a normal installation, it could permit unauthorized access to information stored on the targeted system. The individual could also possibly acquire elevated access on a targeted unpatched system running earlier versions of SCSP for Windows.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73947 (Symantec Critical System Protection for Windows Security Bypass (SYM14-008)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The advisory illustrates:

Attack attempts identified in the research generally would require enticing an authenticated user to browse to a malicious web site or click on a malicious HTML link in an email in order to attempt to compromise the targeted system.

Upgrading to version 5.2.9 or 6.0 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 X-Force (92977), Tenable (73947), SecurityFocus (BID 67161†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44473†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 73947
Nessus Name: Symantec Critical System Protection for Windows Security Bypass (SYM14-008)
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Upgrade: Critical System Protection 5.2.9/6.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM14-008
Researcher: Sanehdeep Singh
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5016 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5016
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13165

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X-Force: 92977 - Symantec Critical System Protection for Windows security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 67161 - Symantec Critical System Protection for Windows CVE-2013-5016 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 44473 - Symantec SCSP <5.2.9 on Windows Remote Policies Bypass Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2014 10:35
Updated: 06/19/2021 11:21
Changes: 05/08/2014 10:35 (49), 05/28/2017 02:42 (30), 06/19/2021 11:21 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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