Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1.999 Management Console path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1.999. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Management Console. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-0294. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1.999 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Management Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Manager service in the management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 12.1 before 12.1 RU1-MP1 allows remote attackers to delete files via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 05/23/2012 by Andrea Micalizzi with TippingPoint (Website). The advisory is shared at symantec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0294. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59367 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager < 12.1 RU1 MP1 (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)).

Upgrading to version 12.1.1000 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75807), Tenable (59367), SecurityFocus (BID 53182†), SecurityTracker (ID 1027093†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35206†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-60822 and VDB-60820. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 59367
Nessus Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager < 12.1 RU1 MP1 (SYM12-008) (credentialed check)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Endpoint Protection 12.1.1000

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05/22/2012 +139 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1021 days 🔍
12/02/2021 +2446 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Researcher: Andrea Micalizzi
Organization: TippingPoint
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0294 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0294
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60821
X-Force: 75807
SecurityFocus: 53182 - Symantec Endpoint Protection CVE-2012-0294 Directory Traversal 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: 35206 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1 before 12.1 RU1-MP1 Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/02/2021 04:50
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/13/2017 12:48 (15), 12/02/2021 04:38 (3), 12/02/2021 04:50 (1)
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