Symantec Security Information Manager authentication bypass
| symantec-sim-auth-bypass (27105) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Symantec Security Information Manager could allow a local attacker execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the M4 Macro Library. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted rule to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary shell commands with sesuser account name privileges.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Symantec Security Information Manager (4.0.2.29 HOTFIX 1 or later), as listed in Symantec Security Response Advisory SYM06-011. See References.
References:
- Symantec Security Response Advisory SYM06-011 : Symantec Security Information Manager Authentication bypass.
- BID-18420: Symantec Security Information Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3072: M4 Macro Library in Symantec Security Information Manager before 4.0.2.29 HOTFIX 1 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via crafted rule definitions, which produces dangerous Java code during M4 transformation.
- SA20647: Symantec Security Information Manager Authentication Bypass
- SECTRACK ID: 1016296: Symantec Security Information Manager Rule Transformation Function Grants Shell Access to Local Users
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2334: Symantec Security Information Manager Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.1
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.10
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.11
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.12
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.13
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.14
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.15
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.16
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.17
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.18
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.19
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.2
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.20
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.21
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.22
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.23
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.24
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.25
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.26
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.27
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.28
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.29
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.3
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.4
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.5
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.6
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.7
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.8
- Symantec Security Information Manager 4.0.2.9
Reported:
Jun 13, 2006
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