Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1 ConsoleServlet privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ConsoleServlet. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-3439. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1 (Anti-Malware Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component ConsoleServlet. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

ConsoleServlet in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before RU5 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 11/05/2014 by Stefan Viehböck with SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab as File 129000 as confirmed advisory (Packetstorm). It is possible to read the advisory at packetstormsecurity.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-3439 since 05/09/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by SEC Consult and been published 1 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79083 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager < 12.1 RU5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM14-015)), 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 122812 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98527), Exploit-DB (35181), Tenable (79083), SecurityFocus (BID 70845†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031176†). See VDB-68121 and VDB-68122 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: SEC Consult
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Nessus ID: 79083
Nessus Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager < 12.1 RU5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM14-015)
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OpenVAS ID: 801775
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities - Dec14
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: File 129000
Researcher: Stefan Viehböck
Organization: SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-3439 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3439
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68123
X-Force: 98527 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager ConsoleServlet file overwrite, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 70845 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager CVE-2014-3439 Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031176 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Bugs Permit Cross-Site Scripting, XML External Entity Injection, and File Ovevwrite Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 46927 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1 through 12.1 RU4 File System Write Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2014 10:30
Updated: 10/20/2024 03:28
Changes: 11/07/2014 10:30 (85), 08/09/2017 14:08 (7), 02/24/2022 08:28 (2), 10/20/2024 03:28 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:823:103

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