Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1.6 MP4 Credentials 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1.6 MP4. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to 7pk security (Credentials). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-3650. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1.6 MP4 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability (Credentials). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before RU6 MP5 allows remote authenticated users to discover credentials via a brute-force attack.

The bug was discovered 06/28/2016. The weakness was presented 06/28/2016 with Deloitte as SYM16-011 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at symantec.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-3650 since 03/23/2016. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1211.

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 91432†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036196†). See VDB-88385, VDB-88386, VDB-88387 and VDB-88389 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Name: Credentials
Class: 7pk security / Credentials
CWE: CWE-254
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Remote: Yes

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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-2016-3650 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3650
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88388
SecurityFocus: 91432 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and Client CVE-2016-3650 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036196

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2016 11:39
Updated: 07/07/2019 12:22
Changes: 06/30/2016 11:39 (83), 07/07/2019 12:22 (5)
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