===================================================================== CERT-Renater Note d'Information No. 2008/VULN456 _____________________________________________________________________ DATE : 23/10/2008 HARDWARE PLATFORM(S) : / OPERATING SYSTEM(S) : Systems running Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution. ====================================================================== http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20a.html ______________________________________________________________________ SYM08-019 October 20, 2008 Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Local Access Elevation of Privilege in Client GUI Revision History None Severity Medium Remote Access No Local Access Yes Authentication Required Yes Exploit publicly available No Overview A local access elevation of privilege issue has been identified and resolved in the Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution Client GUI. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized local system access on a client system. Affected Product(s) Product Version Build Solution(s) Altiris Deployment Solution 6.X All 6.9.355 SP1 Details Brett Moore, Insomnia Security, identified Altiris Deployment Solution agents as susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability taking advantage of windows messaging to bypass client security settings in the Client GUI. Successful exploitation could lead to an authorized but non-privileged user potentially leveraging local system access on the targeted client system. Symantec Response Symantec engineers have verified and resolved this issue in Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 SP1. Updates are available as follows: * Go to http://www.altiris.com/download.aspx * Select either "Deployment Solution for Clients 6.9 SP1" or Deployment Solution for Servers 6.9 SP1 from the drop-down box * Accept the "End User License Agreement" * Login to the download site * Click on "Download Now" for the appropriate product to download a zip file containing the Deployment Solution update. Unzip the update package and double-click on the install file. Follow the installation instructions Best Practices As part of normal best practices, Symantec strongly recommends: * Restrict access to administration or management systems to privileged users. * Restrict remote access, if required, to trusted/authorized systems only. * Run under the principle of least privilege where possible to limit the impact of exploit by threats. * Keep all operating systems and applications updated with the latest vendor patches. * Follow a multi-layered approach to security. Run both firewall and anti-malware applications, at a minimum, to provide multiple points of detection and protection to both inbound and outbound threats. * Deploy network and host-based intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for signs of anomalous or suspicious activity. This may aid in detection of attacks or malicious activity related to exploitation of latent vulnerabilities References SecurityFocus, http://www.securityfocus.com, has assigned a Bugtraq ID(BID31766) to this issues for inclusion in the SecurityFocus vulnerability data base. CVE A CVE Candidate name will be requested from the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) initiative for this issue. This advisory will be revised accordingly upon receipt of the CVE Candidate name. This issue is a candidate for inclusion in the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org), which standardizes names for security problems Credit Symantec would like to thank Brett Moore, Insomnia Security, for reporting this issue and providing full coordination while Symantec resolved it. ___________________________________________________________ Symantec takes the security and proper functionality of its products very seriously. As founding members of the Organization for Internet Safety (OISafety), Symantec follows the principles of responsible disclosure. Symantec also subscribes to the vulnerability guidelines outlined by the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC). Please contact secure@symantec.com if you feel you have discovered a potential or actual security issue with a Symantec product. A Symantec Product Security team member will contact you regarding your submission. 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