Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution up to 6.8 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution up to 6.8. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Deployment. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3108. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution up to 6.8. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Deployment. 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 summary by CVE is:

The Aclient GUI in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x before 6.9 SP3 Build 430 installs a client executable with insecure permissions (Everyone:Full Control), which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing the executable with a Trojan horse program.

The weakness was shared 09/08/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3108. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43828 (Altiris Deployment Solution Server < 6.9.430 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM09-011)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90537 (Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM09-011)).

Upgrading to version 6.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (43828), SecurityFocus (BID 36111†), SecurityTracker (ID 1022779†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23695†). The entries VDB-49881, VDB-49880 and VDB-49878 are related to this item. 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
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Nessus ID: 43828
Nessus Name: Altiris Deployment Solution Server < 6.9.430 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM09-011)
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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
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3108 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3108
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49879
SecurityFocus: 36111 - Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 'Aclient' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1022779
Vulnerability Center: 23695 - Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution \x3C 6.9 SP3 Build 430 Local Privileges Escalation Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/01/2025 22:10
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (54), 02/15/2017 09:29 (8), 08/22/2021 09:15 (4), 08/22/2021 09:17 (1), 07/27/2024 21:55 (16), 03/01/2025 22:10 (4)
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