Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 14.2 RU2 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection and Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition up to 14.2 RU2. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-5825. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection and Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition up to 14.2 RU2 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 an arbitrary file write vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker is able to overwrite existing files on the resident system without proper privileges.

The weakness was shared 02/03/2020 as SYMSA1505 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.symantec.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-5825 since 01/06/2020. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple 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.

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-149979, VDB-149980, VDB-149981 and VDB-149982 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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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-2020-5825 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-5825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-149984
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2020 07:40
Updated: 02/12/2020 07:45
Changes: 02/12/2020 07:40 (53), 02/12/2020 07:45 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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