Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution up to 5 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution up to 5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Deployment. Executing a manipulation can lead to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-6828. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution up to 5. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Deployment. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.x before 6.9.355 SP1 stores the Application Identity Account password in memory in cleartext, which allows local users to gain privileges and modify clients of the Deployment Solution Server.

The bug was discovered 10/20/2008. The weakness was released 06/08/2009 with Information Risk Management Plc. (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-6828 since 06/08/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 36 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34964 (Altiris Deployment Solution Server < 6.9.355 Password Disclosure (SYM08-020)), 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 r.

Upgrading to version 6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46007), Tenable (34964), SecurityFocus (BID 31767†), OSVDB (54976†) and Secunia (SA31773†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-48465. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34964
Nessus Name: Altiris Deployment Solution Server < 6.9.355 Password Disclosure (SYM08-020)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Altiris Deployment Solution 6

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Organization: Information Risk Management Plc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-6828 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6828
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48466
X-Force: 46007
SecurityFocus: 31767 - Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Clear Text Password Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 31773 - Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Privilege Escalation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 54976 - Symantec - Altiris Deployment Solution - Clear Text Password Local Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021072
Vulnerability Center: 20092 - Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution <6.9.355 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2876

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/21/2019 11:27
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (79), 08/21/2019 11:27 (3)
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