Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6 config

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to config. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5838. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-16. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Aclient in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.x before 6.8.380.0 allows local users to gain local System privileges via the "Enable key-based authentication to Deployment server" browser option, a different issue than CVE-2007-4380.

The bug was discovered 10/30/2007. The weakness was disclosed 11/06/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5838 since 11/06/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592.004 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 $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27596 (Altiris AClient < 6.8.380 Local Vulnerabilities), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115993 (Altiris Deployment Solution Elevation of Privilege).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38180), Tenable (27596), SecurityFocus (BID 26265†), OSVDB (44700†) and Secunia (SA27412†). The entry VDB-39586 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27596
Nessus Name: Altiris AClient < 6.8.380 Local Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39587
X-Force: 38180
SecurityFocus: 26265 - Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Aclient Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 27412
OSVDB: 44700 - Symantec - Altiris Deployment Solution Aclient Local - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018876
Vulnerability Center: 16722 - Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Browser Option Vulnerability Allows Local Privilege Escalation, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3673

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 06/02/2025 04:48
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (73), 07/29/2019 16:17 (4), 06/02/2025 04:48 (18)
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