Symantec Altiris 6.0 Notification Server Agent GUI access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Symantec Altiris 6.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Notification Server Agent GUI. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2794. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Symantec Altiris 6.0. This affects an unknown code of the component Notification Server Agent GUI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the GUI in Symantec Altiris Notification Server Agent 6.x before 6.0 SP3 R8 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 06/17/2008. The weakness was published 06/18/2008 by Brett Moore (Agent) with Insomnia Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityresponse.symantec.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-2794 since 06/19/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33225 (Altiris Notification Server Agent GUI Local Privilege Escalation (KB 39159)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at securityresponse.symantec.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43154), Tenable (33225), SecurityFocus (BID 29708†), OSVDB (46305†) and Secunia (SA30741†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33225
Nessus Name: Altiris Notification Server Agent GUI Local Privilege Escalation (KB 39159)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: securityresponse.symantec.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityresponse.symantec.com
Researcher: Brett Moore (Agent)
Organization: Insomnia Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2794 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2794
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3735
X-Force: 43154 - Symantec Altiris Notification Server Agent privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 29708 - Symantec Altiris Notification Server Agent Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 30741
OSVDB: 46305 - Symantec Altiris Notification Server Agent GUI Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1020304
Vulnerability Center: 18668 - Symantec Altiris Notification Server Agent GUI Vulnerability Allows Local Privileges Escalation, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1861

Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2008 16:07
Updated: 08/12/2019 07:14
Changes: 06/19/2008 16:07 (90), 08/12/2019 07:14 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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