VDB-94085 · CVE-2016-6593 · BID 94731

Symantec VIP Access Desktop up to 2.2.1 Startup Library privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec VIP Access Desktop up to 2.2.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Startup. The manipulation leads to privileges management (Library). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-6593. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec VIP Access Desktop up to 2.2.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Startup. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability (Library). 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 12/08/2016. The weakness was published 12/09/2016 by John Page (hyp3rlinx) as Symantec VIP Access Desktop Arbitrary DLL Execution as not defined mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6593 since 08/03/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/24/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

VIP Access Desktop UI Manager invokes DLLs from the current working folder during startup. A malicious local user can create specifically modified DLLs to replace the normal product DLLs required during startup.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 309 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370253 (Symantec VIP Access Desktop Arbitrary DLL Execution Vulnerability (SYM16-023)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Library
Class: Privileges management / Library
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/04/2016 🔍
08/03/2016 +181 days 🔍
12/08/2016 +127 days 🔍
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12/11/2016 +2 days 🔍
09/24/2024 +2844 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: Symantec VIP Access Desktop Arbitrary DLL Execution
Researcher: John Page (hyp3rlinx)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-6593 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6593
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94085
SecurityFocus: 94731

Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2016 10:44
Updated: 09/24/2024 08:55
Changes: 12/11/2016 10:44 (46), 06/23/2019 17:03 (2), 10/05/2022 16:46 (3), 10/05/2022 16:54 (18), 09/24/2024 08:55 (16)
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