Symantec Antivirus Corporate and Client Security messages code execution
| symantecantivirus-messages-code-execution (28936) |  High Risk |
Description:
Symantec Antivirus Corporate and Symantec Client Security could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a format string vulnerability in the Tamper Protection and Virus Alert Notification messages. By supplying specially-crafted format strings in these notification messages, a local attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the system with elevated privileges.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to Symantec Advisory SYM06-017 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- SYM06-017: Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition Elevation of Privilege .
- BID-19986: Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition Multiple Local Format String Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-3454: Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1 up to 10.0, and Client Security 1.x up to 3.0, allow local users to execute arbitrary code via format strings in (1) Tamper Protection and (2) Virus Alert Notification messages.
- SA21884: Symantec Products Alert Notification Two Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016842: Symantec Anti Virus Corporate Edition Custom Notification Format String Bug Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3599: Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Alert Notification Local Format String Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Symantec AntiVirus 10.0 Corporate
- Symantec AntiVirus 8.1 Corporate
- Symantec AntiVirus 9.0 Corporate
- Symantec AntiVirus 9.0.1 Corporate
- Symantec AntiVirus 9.0.2 Corporate
- Symantec Client Security 1.0
- Symantec Client Security 1.0.1
- Symantec Client Security 1.1
- Symantec Client Security 1.1.1
- Symantec Client Security 2.0
- Symantec Client Security 2.0.1
- Symantec Client Security 2.0.2
- Symantec Client Security 2.0.3
- Symantec Client Security 2.0.4
- Symantec Client Security 3.0
Reported:
Sep 13, 2006
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