CVE-2016-6590

Summary

CVECVE-2016-6590
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-01-08 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-01-21 14:24:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-269

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Encryption Desktop All All All All
Application Symantec Encryption Desktop All All All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Encryption All All All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Encryption 7.6 All All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Encryption All All All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Encryption 7.6 All All All
Application Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 - All All
Application Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 maintenance_pack1 All All
Application Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 maintenance_pack2 All All
Application Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 maintenance_pack3 All All
Application Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 - All All
Application Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 maintenance_pack1 All All
Application Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 maintenance_pack2 All All
Application Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 maintenance_pack3 All All
Application Symantec It Management Suite 7.6 All All All
Application Symantec It Management Suite 8.0 All All All
Application Symantec It Management Suite 7.6 All All All
Application Symantec It Management Suite 8.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple Symantec Products CVE-2016-6590 DLL Loading Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability MISC www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Coreutils: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 201612-22) — Gentoo security CONFIRM support.symantec.com Vendor Advisory
Symantec Ghost Suite DLL Loading Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker MISC www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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