Symantec Network Access Control up to 11.0.7000 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Network Access Control up to 11.0.7000 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-0289. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Network Access Control up to 11.0.7000. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.0.600x through 11.0.710x and Symantec Network Access Control (SNAC) 11.0.600x through 11.0.710x allows local users to gain privileges, and modify data or cause a denial of service, via a crafted script.

The weakness was published 05/23/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at symantec.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0289 since 01/04/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by 41.w4r10r and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59366 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager < 11 RU7 MP2 (SYM12-007 / SYM12-008) (credentialed check)), 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 120265 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability (SYM12-008)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75808), Exploit-DB (18916), Tenable (59366), SecurityFocus (BID 51795†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027093†). Similar entries are available at VDB-5445, VDB-60822 and VDB-60821. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Author: 41.w4r10r
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Nessus ID: 59366
Nessus Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager < 11 RU7 MP2 (SYM12-007 / SYM12-008) (credentialed check)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
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CVE: CVE-2012-0289 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0289
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60820
X-Force: 75808
SecurityFocus: 51795 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1027093 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Bugs Let Remote Users Delete Files and Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 35205 - Symantec SEP and SNAC Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 08/03/2025 00:11
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (57), 04/13/2017 12:47 (21), 12/02/2021 04:27 (3), 08/03/2025 00:11 (14)
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