Symantec Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

BID:36346

Info

Symantec Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 36346
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2009-3028
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 10 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 09 2009 08:29PM
Credit: Reported in a Metasploit plugin
Vulnerable: Symantec Management Platform 7.0 SP1
Symantec Management Platform 7.0
Symantec Deployment Solution 6.9 SP3
Symantec Altiris Notification Server 6.0 SP3 R7
Symantec Altiris Notification Server 6.0 SP3
Symantec Altiris Notification Server 6.0 SP2
Symantec Altiris Notification Server 6.0 SP1
Symantec Altiris Notification Server 6.0
Symantec Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX Control 6.0.0.1418
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.355 SP1
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.355
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.176
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.164
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 SP3 Build 430
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 SP1
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Symantec Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX control is prone to a vulnerability that can allow malicious files to be downloaded and saved to arbitrary locations on an affected computer.

Attackers may exploit this issue to put malicious files in arbitrary locations and execute them within the context of the affected application that uses the affected control (typically Internet Explorer). Other attacks are also possible.

Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX control 6.0.0.1418 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. This control is installed with the following applications:

Altiris Deployment Solution
Altiris Notification Server
Symantec Management Platform

This vulnerability may be related to one of the issues described in BID 36247 (Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities).

Exploit / POC

Symantec Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to view a malicious webpage.

A working commercial exploit is available through VUPEN Security - Exploit and PoCs Service. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

An exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

Symantec Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor hot-fixes are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Symantec Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

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