Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Client GUI privilege escalation
| symantec-ads-clientgui-privilege-escalation (46006) |  High Risk |
Description:
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a weakness in the Client GUI (AClient.exe). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using hidden controls via windows messaging to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.2 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.3 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Refer to SYM08-019 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Insomnia Security Vulnerability Advisory: ISVA-081020.1: Altiris Deployment Server Agent - Privilege Escalation .
- SYM08-019: Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Local Access Elevation of Privilege in Client GUI.
- BID-31766: Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Client User Interface Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-6827: The ListView control in the Client GUI (AClient.exe) in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.x before 6.9.355 SP1 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges and execute arbitrary commands via a Shatter style attack on the command prompt hidden GUI button to (1) overwrite the CommandLine parameter to cmd.exe to use SYSTEM privileges and (2) modify the DLL that is loaded using the LoadLibrary API function.
- SA31773: Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Privilege Escalation
- SECTRACK ID: 1021071: Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Client GUI Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2876: Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Two Local Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6
- Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8
- Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8 SP2
- Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8 SP1
- Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.380
- Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9
- Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.164
- Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.176
- Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.355
Reported:
Oct 20, 2008
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