Symantec Network Access Control CVE-2012-4349 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:56847

Info

Symantec Network Access Control CVE-2012-4349 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 56847
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2012-4349
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Dec 10 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 17 2012 06:40PM
Credit: Gavin Jones with NCC Group Ltd.
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Symantec Network Access Control CVE-2012-4349 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Symantec Network Access Control is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

Exploit / POC

Symantec Network Access Control CVE-2012-4349 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Symantec Network Access Control CVE-2012-4349 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

References

Symantec Network Access Control CVE-2012-4349 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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