Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution up to 6.8 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution up to 6.8. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Deployment. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-2287. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution up to 6.8. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Deployment. 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. CVE summarizes:

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x and 6.9.x before 6.9.176 does not properly protect the install directory, which might allow local users to gain privileges by replacing an application component with a Trojan horse.

The bug was discovered 05/14/2008. The weakness was disclosed 05/18/2008 by Alex Hernandez (Website). The advisory is shared for download at symantec.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2287 since 05/18/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 32322 (Altiris Deployment Solution Agent < 6.9.176 Multiple 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 121151 (Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM008-012)).

Upgrading to version 6.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42442), Tenable (32322), SecurityFocus (BID 29197†), OSVDB (45318†) and Secunia (SA30261†). The entries VDB-42436, VDB-42435, VDB-42434 and VDB-42433 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 32322
Nessus Name: Altiris Deployment Solution Agent < 6.9.176 Multiple Local Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Researcher: Alex Hernandez
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2287 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2287
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42432
X-Force: 42442
SecurityFocus: 29197 - Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Install Directory Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 30261
OSVDB: 45318 - Symantec - Altiris Deployment Solution - Install Directory Local Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020024
Vulnerability Center: 18414 - Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8-6.9.175 Install Directory Allows Local Privilege Escalation, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1542

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/10/2019 12:46
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (70), 08/10/2019 12:46 (11)
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