Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1 RU6 MP6/14.0 Client CSV input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1 RU6 MP6/14.0. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Client. Such manipulation as part of CSV leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-9094. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1 RU6 MP6/14.0 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Client. The manipulation as part of a CSV leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is integrity.

The bug was discovered 03/06/2017. The weakness was shared 03/06/2017 by Raghav Bisht as SYM17-002 as confirmed security response (Website). The advisory is available at symantec.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9094 since 10/28/2016. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Symantec Endpoint Protection clients place detected malware in quarantine as part of the intended product functionality. The quarantine logs can be exported for review by the user in a variety of formats including .CSV files. The potential exists for file metadata to be interpreted and evaluated as a formula.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100593 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Client 12.1.x < 12.1 RU6 MP7 / 14.0.x < 14.0 MP1 Command Injection (SYM17-002)), 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 370326 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Clients Multiple Vulnerabilities.(SYM17-002)). The advisory illustrates:

Successful exploitation of an attack of this type requires considerable direct user-interaction from the user exporting and then opening the log files on the intended target client.

Upgrading to version 12.1 RU6 MP7 or 14.0 MP1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100593), SecurityFocus (BID 96298†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037961†). The entry VDB-97753 is related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 100593
Nessus Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Client 12.1.x < 12.1 RU6 MP7 / 14.0.x < 14.0 MP1 Command Injection (SYM17-002)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Endpoint Protection 12.1 RU6 MP7/14.0 MP1

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10/28/2016 🔍
03/06/2017 +129 days 🔍
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03/07/2017 +1 days 🔍
03/10/2017 +3 days 🔍
06/02/2017 +84 days 🔍
04/16/2018 +317 days 🔍
08/19/2020 +856 days 🔍

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Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM17-002
Researcher: Raghav Bisht
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9094 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9094
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97754
SecurityFocus: 96298 - Symantec Endpoint Protection CVE-2016-9094 Local Command Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9094 - Symantec - Endpoint Protection - Medium
SecurityTracker: 1037961

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Created: 03/10/2017 08:05
Updated: 08/19/2020 16:12
Changes: 03/10/2017 08:05 (92), 08/19/2020 16:12 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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