Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1 RU6 MP9/14.2 DLL Loader untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1 RU6 MP9/14.2. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component DLL Loader. Executing a manipulation can lead to untrusted search path. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-18367. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1 RU6 MP9/14.2 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component DLL Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) prior to and including 12.1 RU6 MP9 and prior to 14.2 RU1 may be susceptible to a DLL Preloading vulnerability, which is a type of issue that can occur when an application looks to call a DLL for execution and an attacker provides a malicious DLL to use instead.

The weakness was presented 04/15/2019 as SYMSA1479 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.symantec.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-18367 since 10/15/2018. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying the patch 14.2 RU1 is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See VDB-134052 and VDB-134097 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

Symantec

Name

Endpoint Protection Manager

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.symantec.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Vendor Base Score (Symantec): 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 14.2 RU1

Timelineinfo

10/15/2018 🔍
04/15/2019 +182 days 🔍
04/15/2019 +0 days 🔍
04/26/2019 +11 days 🔍
09/07/2023 +1595 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYMSA1479
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-18367 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18367
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134098
SecurityFocus: 107996

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/26/2019 08:17
Updated: 09/07/2023 10:38
Changes: 04/26/2019 08:17 (72), 06/02/2020 15:27 (1), 09/07/2023 10:38 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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