Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 14.2 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 14.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-18368. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 14.2 (Anti-Malware Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM), prior to 14.2 RU1, may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.

The weakness was presented 11/15/2019 as SYMSA1488 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.symantec.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-18368 since 10/15/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Applying the patch 14.2 RU1 is able to eliminate this problem.

See VDB-145829, VDB-145831, VDB-145830 and VDB-145832 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 14.2 RU1

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10/15/2018 🔍
11/15/2019 +396 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYMSA1488
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-18368 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18368
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-145828
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/16/2019 12:06
Updated: 11/16/2019 12:11
Changes: 11/16/2019 12:06 (51), 11/16/2019 12:11 (18)
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