VDB-19339 · CVE-2002-1695 · XFDB 7919

Norton Internet Security 2001 File privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Norton Internet Security 2001. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component File Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1695. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Norton Internet Security 2001. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component File Handler. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Norton Internet Security 2001 opens log files with FILE_SHARE_READ and FILE_SHARE_WRITE permissions, which could allow remote attackers to modify the log file contents while Norton Internet Security is running.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1695 since 06/21/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/19/2019). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7919) and SecurityFocus (BID 3888†). The entry VDB-19338 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Norton

Name

Internet Security

Version

2001

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/16/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +349 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2005 +903 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3331 days 🔍
04/19/2019 +1719 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1695 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1695
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19339
X-Force: 7919 - Microsoft IIS 4.0 and Norton Internet Security 2001 default permissions could allow an attacker to modify log files
SecurityFocus: 3888 - Multiple Vendor Unprivileged User Permissions Log File Modification Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 16:29
Updated: 04/19/2019 12:21
Changes: 08/04/2014 16:29 (50), 04/19/2019 12:21 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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