Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 14.2 RU1 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 14.2 RU1. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-18372. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 14.2 RU1 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. 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, prior to 14.2 RU2, 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 published 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-2019-18372 since 10/23/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is required 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 RU2 is able to eliminate this problem.

Similar entries are available at VDB-145828, VDB-145829, VDB-145831 and VDB-145830. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 14.2 RU2

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10/23/2019 🔍
11/15/2019 +23 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYMSA1488
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-18372 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-18372
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-145840
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/16/2019 12:17
Updated: 11/16/2019 12:22
Changes: 11/16/2019 12:17 (51), 11/16/2019 12:22 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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