VDB-134513 · CVE-2019-9698 · GCVE-0-2019-9698

Symantec AV Engine up to 13.0.9r16 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Symantec AV Engine up to 13.0.9r16. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-9698. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec AV Engine up to 13.0.9r16. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Symantec AV Engine, prior to 13.0.9r17, may be susceptible to an arbitrary file deletion issue, which is a type of vulnerability that could allow an attacker to delete files on the resident system without elevated privileges.

The bug was discovered 05/01/2019. The weakness was presented 05/08/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.symantec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-9698 since 03/11/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 13.0.9r17 eliminates this vulnerability.

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Symantec

Name

AV Engine

Version

13.0.9r16

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Vendor Base Score (Symantec): 5.1
Vendor Vector (Symantec): 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: AV Engine 13.0.9r17

Timelineinfo

03/11/2019 🔍
05/01/2019 +51 days 🔍
05/08/2019 +7 days 🔍
05/10/2019 +2 days 🔍
06/24/2020 +411 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: support.symantec.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2019-9698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-9698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134513

Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2019 06:31
Updated: 06/24/2020 10:57
Changes: 05/10/2019 06:31 (65), 06/24/2020 10:57 (2)
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