Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Registry Keys Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	29196
Class:	Unknown
CVE:	CVE-2008-2288
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	May 14 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:28PM
Credit:	Alex Hernandez of sybsecurity.com and Eduardo Vela
Vulnerable:	Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.164 Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.380.0 Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8 SP2 Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8 SP1 Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8 HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) 0
Not Vulnerable:	Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.176

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Registry Keys Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution is prone to a local unauthorized-access vulnerability.

An attacker with local access to the computer may be able to access certain registry keys. A successful attack may allow the attacker to obtain information or to disrupt service.

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Registry Keys Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available tools to access and modify the vulnerable registry keys.

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Registry Keys Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Registry Keys Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

References:

• Altiris Deployment Solution Homepage (Symantec)
  
• SYM008-012 Altiris Deployment Solution Multiple Vulnerabilities (Symantec)