Altiris Carbon Copy up to 6.0.5257 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Altiris Carbon Copy up to 6.0.5257. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1624. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Altiris Carbon Copy up to 6.0.5257. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. 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:

Carbon Copy 6.0.5257 does not drop system privileges when opening external programs through the help topic interface, which allows local users to gain privileges via (1) the help topic interface in CCW32.exe, which launches Notepad, or (2) the help button in the Carbon Copy Scheduler (CCSched.exe).

The weakness was released 10/21/2004 by kf_lists (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1624 since 02/20/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17838), SecurityFocus (BID 11500†) and Secunia (SA12962†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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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: Unproven

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Timelineinfo

10/21/2004 🔍
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10/25/2004 +4 days 🔍
02/20/2005 +118 days 🔍
01/09/2015 +3610 days 🔍
07/08/2017 +911 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: kf_lists
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1624 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1624
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22336
X-Force: 17838 - Carbon Copy help topic allows elevated privileges
SecurityFocus: 11500 - Altiris Carbon Copy Remote Control System Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12962 - Altiris Carbon Copy Solution Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 01/09/2015 16:14
Updated: 07/08/2017 14:19
Changes: 01/09/2015 16:14 (51), 07/08/2017 14:19 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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