A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when loading DLLs during boot up and reboot in Symantec IT Management Suite 8.0 prior to 8.0 HF4 and Suite 7.6 prior to 7.6 HF7, Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 prior to 3.1 MP4, Symantec Endpoint Virtualization 7.x prior to 7.6 HF7, and Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.x prior to 10.4.1, which could let a local malicious user execute arbitrary code.
Weakness
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encryption_desktop | Symantec | 10.0.0 (including) | 10.4.1 (excluding) |
| Endpoint_encryption | Symantec | 7.0 (including) | 7.6 (excluding) |
| Endpoint_encryption | Symantec | 7.6 (including) | 7.6 (including) |
| Ghost_solution_suite | Symantec | 3.1 (including) | 3.1 (including) |
| Ghost_solution_suite | Symantec | 3.1-maintenance_pack1 (including) | 3.1-maintenance_pack1 (including) |
| Ghost_solution_suite | Symantec | 3.1-maintenance_pack2 (including) | 3.1-maintenance_pack2 (including) |
| Ghost_solution_suite | Symantec | 3.1-maintenance_pack3 (including) | 3.1-maintenance_pack3 (including) |
| It_management_suite | Symantec | 7.6 (including) | 7.6 (including) |
| It_management_suite | Symantec | 8.0 (including) | 8.0 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/233.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/58.html