Symantec Endpoint Encryption/Encryption Desktop up to 11.2.x access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Symantec Endpoint Encryption and Encryption Desktop up to 11.2.x. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2019-9703. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Encryption and Encryption Desktop up to 11.2.x and classified as critical. This issue affects some 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Symantec Endpoint Encryption, prior to SEE 11.3.0, may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue that allows a user to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected at lower access levels.

The weakness was released 06/17/2019 by Kyriakos Economou (kyREcon) with Nettitude as SYMSA1485 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.symantec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-9703 since 03/11/2019. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 11.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 108796†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-137110. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Vendor Base Score (Symantec): 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Endpoint Encryption/Encryption Desktop 11.3.0

Timelineinfo

03/11/2019 🔍
06/17/2019 +98 days 🔍
06/17/2019 +0 days 🔍
06/28/2019 +11 days 🔍
07/01/2019 +3 days 🔍
06/29/2020 +364 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYMSA1485
Researcher: Kyriakos Economou (kyREcon)
Organization: Nettitude
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-9703 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-9703
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-137111
SecurityFocus: 108796 - Symantec Endpoint Encryption CVE-2019-9703 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2019 07:14
Updated: 06/29/2020 12:25
Changes: 07/01/2019 07:14 (71), 06/29/2020 12:25 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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