McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator allows elevated privileges
| epolicy-orchestrator-gain-privileges (21839) |  High Risk |
Description:
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePo) could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges caused by insecure file permissions in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Network Associates\Common Framework\Db directory. A local attacker could create a subdirectory under the Db directory and link it to a directory that contains files to which the user has access which would allow the attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.5 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 1.8 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability (3.5.0 Patch 4), available from the McAfee Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Aug 11 2005 - 11:30:46 CDT: Privilege escalation in Network Associates ePolicy Orchestrator Agent 3.5.0 (patch 3).
- McAfee Web site: McAfee - enterprise - Downloads.
- McAfee Web site: Release Notes for McAfee(R) Common Management Agent¿ Version 3.5.0 Patch 4.
- BID-14549: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2554: The web server for Network Associates ePolicy Orchestrator Agent 3.5.0 (patch 3) uses insecure permissions for the Common Framework\Db folder, which allows local users to read arbitrary files by creating a subfolder in the EPO agent web root directory.
- SA16410: ePolicy Orchestrator / ProtectionPilot Insecure Directory Permissions
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-1402: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 3.0 SP2
- McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 3.5.0
- McAfee ProtectionPilot 1.1
Reported:
Aug 15, 2005
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