Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator Insecure File Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:53903

Info

Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator Insecure File Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 53903
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2012-0304
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 15 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 11 2012 12:50AM
Credit: Tenable Network Security
Vulnerable: Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator 2.3
Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator 2.2.2.9
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator Insecure File Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

A local attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the system.

Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator 2.3.1 and prior are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator Insecure File Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available command-line utilities to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator Insecure File Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator Insecure File Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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