Symantec LiveState 7.1 Agent for Windows allows local users to gain privileges by stopping the shstart.exe process and open Web Self-Service from the system tray icon, which will open a browser window running with elevated privileges. NOTE: several third-party researchers have noted that administrator privileges may be necessary to terminate shstart.exe. If this is the case, then no privilege escalation occurs, and this is not a vulnerability
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livestate_agent_for_windows | Symantec | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017332
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453481/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453551/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453569/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453587/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453653/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30728
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017332
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453481/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453551/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453569/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453587/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453653/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30728