Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1.6 MP4 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1.6 MP4. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-3649. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1.6 MP4 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before RU6 MP5 allows remote authenticated administrators to enumerate administrator accounts via modified GET requests.

The bug was discovered 06/28/2016. The weakness was disclosed 06/28/2016 with Deloitte as SYM16-011 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3649 since 03/23/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91894 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1.x < 12.1 RU6 MP5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM16-011)), 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 370076 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and Client Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (SYM16-011)).

Applying the patch 12.1 RU6 MP5 is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (91894), SecurityFocus (BID 91440†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036196†). The entries VDB-88385, VDB-88386, VDB-88388 and VDB-88389 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 91894
Nessus Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1.x < 12.1 RU6 MP5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM16-011)
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OpenVAS ID: 801798
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Multiple Vulnerabilities- July16
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Patch: 12.1 RU6 MP5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM16-011
Organization: Deloitte
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3649 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3649
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88387
SecurityFocus: 91440 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and Client CVE-2016-3649 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036196

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2016 11:39
Updated: 08/25/2022 14:07
Changes: 06/30/2016 11:39 (82), 07/07/2019 12:14 (5), 08/25/2022 14:07 (3)
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