Symantec Endpoint Encryption up to 11.1.0 EEDService program.exe untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Encryption up to 11.1.0. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file program.exe of the component EEDService. This manipulation causes untrusted search path. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-8156. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Symantec Endpoint Encryption up to 11.1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file program.exe of the component EEDService. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in EEDService in Symantec Endpoint Encryption (SEE) 11.x before 11.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% directory, as demonstrated by program.exe.

The weakness was disclosed 05/14/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-8156 since 11/13/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91124 (Symantec Endpoint Encryption 11.x < 11.1.1 Unquoted Search Path Local Privilege Escalation (SYM16-006)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115526 (Symantec Endpoint Encryption Unquoted Service Path Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 11.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (91124) and SecurityFocus (BID 90050†). 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: 91124
Nessus Name: Symantec Endpoint Encryption 11.x < 11.1.1 Unquoted Search Path Local Privilege Escalation (SYM16-006)
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OpenVAS ID: 880702
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Endpoint Encryption Unquoted Windows Search Path Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Endpoint Encryption 11.1.1

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11/13/2015 🔍
05/06/2016 +175 days 🔍
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05/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/16/2016 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8156 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8156
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87367
SecurityFocus: 90050 - Symantec Endpoint Encryption CVE-2015-8156 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2016 09:38
Updated: 11/11/2024 17:00
Changes: 05/16/2016 09:38 (70), 11/26/2018 10:05 (6), 11/11/2024 17:00 (21)
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Cache ID: 216:FC3:103

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