Symantec Enterprise Security Manager up to 6.5.1 untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Symantec Enterprise Security Manager up to 6.5.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in untrusted search path. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-4350. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Symantec Enterprise Security Manager up to 6.5.1. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unquoted Windows search path vulnerabilities in the (1) Manager and (2) Agent components in Symantec Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) before 11.0 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 12/18/2012 with NCC Group (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4350 since 08/16/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69803 (Symantec Enterprise Security Manager Unquoted Search Path (SYM12-020)), 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 120828 (Symantec Enterprise Security Manager Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (SYM12-020)).

Upgrading to version 6.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80722), Tenable (69803), SecurityFocus (BID 56915†), SecurityTracker (ID 1027874†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38606†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 69803
Nessus Name: Symantec Enterprise Security Manager Unquoted Search Path (SYM12-020)
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OpenVAS ID: 803095
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Enterprise Security Manager/Agent Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Enterprise Security Manager 6.5.2

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08/16/2012 🔍
12/13/2012 +119 days 🔍
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03/03/2013 +75 days 🔍
09/06/2013 +187 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +564 days 🔍
12/29/2024 +3568 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Organization: NCC Group
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4350 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4350
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63207

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X-Force: 80722
SecurityFocus: 56915 - Symantec Enterprise Security Manager/Agent CVE-2012-4350 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1027874 - Symantec Enterprise Security Manager Unquoted Search Path Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 38606 - Symantec Enterprise Security Manager Before 11.0 Local Privileges Escalation Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/29/2024 23:39
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (67), 04/25/2017 11:25 (10), 12/21/2021 00:52 (3), 12/29/2024 23:39 (16)
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