Symantec Norton Antivirus up to 2001 Word Macro privileges management ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Symantec Norton Antivirus up to 2001. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Word Macro Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2002-1776. There is no exploit available. The actual existence of this vulnerability is currently in question. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Norton Antivirus up to 2001 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Word Macro Handler. 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:

** DISPUTED ** NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor. Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2002 allows remote attackers to bypass virus protection via a Word Macro virus with a .nch or .dbx extension, which is automatically recognized and executed as a Microsoft Office document. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue, acknowledging that the initial scan is bypassed, but the Office plug-in would detect the virus before it is executed.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1776 since 06/21/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of 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.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

Upgrading to version 2002 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8391) and SecurityFocus (BID 4245†). The entries VDB-19417, VDB-19418 and VDB-19420 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Norton Antivirus 2002

Timelineinfo

03/07/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +299 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2005 +903 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3331 days 🔍
08/08/2024 +3657 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-1776 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1776
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19419
X-Force: 8391 - Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2002 .nch and .dbx file types can be used to bypass protection
SecurityFocus: 4245 - Symantec Norton AntiVirus Excluded Filetype Email Protection Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 16:57
Updated: 08/08/2024 06:35
Changes: 08/04/2014 16:57 (52), 08/13/2018 07:05 (6), 08/08/2024 06:35 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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