Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution up to 6.8 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution up to 6.8. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-3109. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution up to 6.8. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the AClient agent in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x before 6.9 SP3 Build 430, when key-based authentication is being used between a deployment server and a client, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM by spoofing the deployment server and sending "alternate commands" before the handshake is completed.

The weakness was published 09/08/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-3109. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD (estimation calculated on 03/01/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 36112†), SecurityTracker (ID 1022779†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23696†). Similar entries are available at VDB-49881, VDB-49879 and VDB-49878. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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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: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3109 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3109
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49880
SecurityFocus: 36112 - Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Authentication Handshake Race Condition Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1022779
Vulnerability Center: 23696 - Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution \x3C 6.9 SP3 Build 430 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/01/2025 22:10
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (52), 02/15/2017 09:29 (9), 08/22/2021 09:21 (4), 08/22/2021 09:25 (1), 07/27/2024 22:46 (16), 03/01/2025 22:10 (4)
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