Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 14.3 RU6 on Windows ERASER Engine toctou

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A vulnerability has been found in Symantec Endpoint Protection on Windows and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ERASER Engine. The manipulation leads to toctou. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-3599. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Symantec Endpoint Protection on Windows. This issue affects an unknown part of the component ERASER Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a toctou vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-367. The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows Agent, running an ERASER Engine prior to 119.1.7.8, may be susceptible to an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, which may allow an attacker to delete resources that are normally protected from an application or user.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.broadcom.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-3599 since 04/14/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 119.1.7.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

• Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

• Symantec

Name

• Endpoint Protection

Version

• 11
• 11.0 RU7 MP2
• 11.0 RU7-MP4a (11.0.7405.1424)
• 11.0.1
• 11.0.4
• 11.0.7.3
• 11.0.7.4
• 12
• 12.0
• 12.1
• 12.1
• 12.1 RU4a (12.1.4023.4080)
• 12.1 RU6 MP7
• 12.1 RU10
• 12.1-RU6-MP1
• 12.1-RU6-MP3
• 12.1.1
• 12.1.2
• 12.1.3 (RU3)
• 12.1.6
• 12.1.6 MP5
• 12.1.6 MP6
• 12.1.1000
• 12.1.2015.2015
• 12.1.4013
• 12.1.4100.4126
• 12.1.7454.7000
• 14 RU1
• 14.0
• 14.0 MP1
• 14.2
• 14.2 RU1
• 14.2 RU2 MP1
• 14.2.5569.2100
• 14.3
• 14.3 RU5 Patch 1
• 14.3 RU6

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.symantec.com/

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