Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 'axengine.exe' SQL Injection Vulnerability

BID:29198

Info

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 'axengine.exe' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 29198
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-2286
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 14 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 13 2013 12:23AM
Credit: Brett Moore of Insomnia Security working with Zero Day Initiative
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

Discussion

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 'axengine.exe' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution is prone to an SQL-injection vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data before using it in an SQL query.

Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges. Successfully exploiting this issue will facilitate in the complete compromise of affected computers.

Versions prior to Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.176 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 'axengine.exe' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.

The following metasploit exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 'axengine.exe' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the references for more information.

References

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