Multiple Symantec products SAVRT.SYS privilege escalation

symantec-savrt-privilege-escalation (29762) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition and Symantec Client Security could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the SAVRT.SYS device driver. A local attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the DeviceIOControl() function to overwrite kernel memory and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the system to crash.

*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 Privileges

Remedy:

Refer to Symantec Advisory SYM06-022 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • SYM06-022 : Symantec Device Driver Elevation of Privilege .
  • BID-20684: Symantec AntiVirus SAVRT.SYS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-3455: The SAVRT.SYS device driver, as used in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1 and 9.0.x up to 9.0.3, and Symantec Client Security 1.1 and 2.0.x up to 2.0.3, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified address for the output buffer argument to the DeviceIOControl function.
  • SA22536: Symantec Products SAVRT.SYS Device Driver Privilege Escalation
  • SECTRACK ID: 1017108: Symantec Anti Virus Corporate Edition SAVRT.SYS Device Driver Buffer Overflow Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
  • SECTRACK ID: 1017109: Symantec Client Security SAVRT.SYS Device Driver Buffer Overflow Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-4157: Symantec Products SAVRT.SYS Device Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.01.434 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.01.437 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.01.446 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.01.457 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.01.460 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.01.464 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.01.471 Corporate Edition
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.1 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.1.0.825a Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.1.1 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.1.1.314a Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.1.1.319 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.1.1.323 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.1.1.329 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.1.1.366 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.1.1.377 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 8.1.1.393 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 9.0.1 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 9.0.1.1.1000 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 9.0.1.1000 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 9.0.2 Corporate
  • Symantec AntiVirus 9.0.2.1000 Corporate
  • Symantec Client Security 1.1
  • Symantec Client Security 1.1.1
  • Symantec Client Security 1.1.1_build_ 8.1.1.314a MR1
  • Symantec Client Security 1.1.1_build_ 8.1.1.336 MR5
  • Symantec Client Security 1.1.1_build_393
  • Symantec Client Security 1.1.1_build_8.1.1.266 MR6
  • Symantec Client Security 1.1.1_build_8.1.1.319 MR2
  • Symantec Client Security 1.1.1_build_8.1.1.323 MR3
  • Symantec Client Security 1.1.1_build_8.1.1.329 MR4
  • Symantec Client Security 1.1_build_8.1.0.825a STM
  • Symantec Client Security 2.0
  • Symantec Client Security 2.0 SCF 7.1
  • Symantec Client Security 2.0.1
  • Symantec Client Security 2.0.1_build_9.0.1.1000 MR1
  • Symantec Client Security 2.0.2
  • Symantec Client Security 2.0.2_build_9.0.2.1000 MR2
  • Symantec Client Security 2.0.3
  • Symantec Client Security 2.0.3_build_9.0.3.1000 MR3
  • Symantec Client Security 2.0_build_9.0.0.338 STM

Reported:

Oct 23, 2006

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