Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 14.2 RU2 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Symantec Endpoint Protection and Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition up to 14.2 RU2. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2020-5820. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection and Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition up to 14.2 RU2 (Anti-Malware Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE), prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1 and prior to 14.2.5569.2100 respectively, 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 shared 02/03/2020 as SYMSA1505 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.symantec.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-5820 since 01/06/2020. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is needed 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 14.2 RU2 MP1 or 14.2.5569.2100 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-149980, VDB-149981, VDB-149982 and VDB-149983 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Endpoint Protection/Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 14.2 RU2 MP1/14.2.5569.2100

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01/06/2020 🔍
02/03/2020 +28 days 🔍
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02/12/2020 +9 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYMSA1505
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-5820 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-5820
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-149979
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2020 07:32
Updated: 02/12/2020 07:37
Changes: 02/12/2020 07:32 (53), 02/12/2020 07:37 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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