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Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition / Client Security Privilege Escalation
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16562
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Release Date:
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2005-08-25
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Last Update:
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2005-08-30
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Popularity:
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12,432 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.x
Symantec Client Security 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2017
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition and Symantec Client Security, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to the GUI invoking the help functionality insecurely via the "Scan for viruses" option without dropping privileges. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary programs on the system with SYSTEM privileges.
The vulnerability affects the following versions:
* Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.0
* Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.0.1
* Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.0.2
* Symantec Client Security 2.0
* Symantec Client Security 2.0.1
* Symantec Client Security 2.0.2
Solution:
Upgrade to MR3 or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered by anonymous person and reported via iDEFENSE.
Changelog:
2005-08-30: Added additional information from iDEFENSE.
Original Advisory:
Symantec:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.08.24.html
iDEFENSE:
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=298&type=vulnerabilities
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