Symantec LiveUpdate 3.0.1/3.0.2/3.0.3/3.5 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec LiveUpdate 3.0.1/3.0.2/3.0.3/3.5. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-1836. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Symantec LiveUpdate 3.0.1/3.0.2/3.0.3/3.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execution path, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2006. The weakness was presented 04/19/2006 by DiGiT (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-1836 since 04/19/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115394 (Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).

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 (25839), SecurityFocus (BID 17571†), OSVDB (24701†), Secunia (SA19682†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015953†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: DiGiT
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-1836 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1836
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29713
X-Force: 25839
SecurityFocus: 17571 - Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 19682 - Symantec LiveUpdate for Machintosh Privilege Escalation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 24701 - Symantec - LiveUpdate for Macintosh - Local Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1015953
Vulnerability Center: 12601 - Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3-3.5 Allows Local Privilege Escalation via Trojan Horse, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-1386

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/22/2025 05:06
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (67), 06/24/2019 16:54 (3), 06/22/2025 05:06 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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