Symantec Encryption Desktop up to 10.3.2 on Mac OS X access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Encryption Desktop up to 10.3.2 on Mac OS X. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-3431. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Symantec Encryption Desktop up to 10.3.2 on Mac OS X. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 06/20/2014 by Aaron Sigel as SYM14-011 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-3431 since 05/09/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Applying the patch 10.3.2 Maintenance Pack 2 is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93915), SecurityFocus (BID 68077†), OSVDB (108300†), Secunia (SA59421†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030454†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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Patch: 10.3.2 Maintenance Pack 2

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05/09/2014 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM14-011
Researcher: Aaron Sigel
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-3431 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3431
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40789
X-Force: 93915 - Symantec Encryption Desktop and PGP Desktop for OS X privilege escalation, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 68077 - Symantec Encryption Desktop for OS X CVE-2014-3431 Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability
Secunia: 59421 - Symantec Encryption Desktop Professional Insecure Temporary Files Security Issue, Not Critical
OSVDB: 108300
SecurityTracker: 1030454 - Symantec Encryption Desktop for OS X Installation File Permissions Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 45619 - Symantec PGP Desktop and Encryption Desktop Professional for OS X Local Privilege Escalation, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/30/2021 19:44
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (71), 06/03/2017 07:31 (5), 07/30/2021 19:44 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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