==================================================================== CERT-Renater Note d'Information No. 2012/VULN496 ____________________________________________________________________ DATE : 21/12/2012 HARDWARE PLATFORM(S): / OPERATING SYSTEM(S) : Systems running Symantec ESM Manager/Agent. ====================================================================== http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20121213_00 ______________________________________________________________________ Security Advisories Relating to Symantec Products - Symantec Enterprise Security Manager Manager/Agent Local Elevation of Privilege SYM12-020 December 13, 2012 Revisions None Severity CVSS2 Impact Exploitability CVSS2 Vector Base Score ESM Manager/Agent unquoted search path local elevation of privilege - Medium 6.8 10.0 3.1 AV:L/AC:L/AU:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Overview Symantec's Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) for Windows has an unquoted search path in the Manager and Agent components. This could allow a non-privileged local user, able to successfully insert arbitrary code in the root path, to potentially execute their code with elevated privileges during system startup or reboot. Affected Products Product Version Build Solution(s) Symantec Enterprise 10.x and prior All Install or upgrade managers Security Manager for to CCS 11.0 or later, or, Windows apply Security Update SU44 for Windows ESM Manager and Agent which has a check to fix exiting pre-11 Windows managers and agents. Symantec Enterprise 10.x and prior All Install or upgrade managers to Security Manager Agent CCS 11.0 or later, or, apply for Windows Security Update SU44 for Windows ESM Manager and Agent which has a check to fix exiting pre-11 Windows managers and agents. A patched MSI installer for the 10.0 agent is available for new agent installations if upgrade to 11.0 isnt possible at this time. Products Not Affected Product Version Symantec Control Compliance Suite for Windows 11.0 Symantec Control Compliance Suite and Enterprise Security Manager for Linux and Unix All Details Symantec was notified of an unquoted search path issue impacting the ESM manager and agents for Windows deployed as part of Symantecs Enterprise Security Manager. This could potentially allow an authorized but non-privileged local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the system. A successful targeting attempt would require the local user to be able to insert their code in the system root path undetected by the OS or other security applications where it could potentially be executed during application startup or reboot. If successful, the local users code would execute with the elevated privileges of the application. Symantec Response Symantec product engineers verified the reported issue and have released Security Update SU44 to address this issue. A patched MSI installer for 10.0 agents is also available for new agent installations if upgrade to 11.0 isnt possible at this time. Go to https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/list.jsp?fid=esm&pvid=pu to download the updated installer Symantec is not aware of exploitation of or adverse customer impact from this issue. Update Information Download SU44 via LiveUpdate or from the SU44 link provided Once SU44 is applied, Run the Check ESM Service ImagePath check 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 Credit Symantec credits Gavin Jones with NCC Group Ltd for reporting this issue and coordinating with us as we resolved it. References BID: Security Focus, http://www.securityfocus.com, has assigned Bugtraq IDs (BIDs) to these issues for inclusion in the Security Focus vulnerability database. CVE: These issues are candidates for inclusion in the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org), which standardizes names for security problems. CVE BID Description CVE-2012-4350 BID 56915 Symantec ESM Manager/Agent unquoted search path Symantec takes the security and proper functionality of our products very seriously. As founding members of the Organization for Internet Safety (OISafety), Symantec supports and follows responsible disclosure guidelines. Please contact secure@symantec.com if you feel you have discovered a security issue in a Symantec product. A member of the Symantec Product Security team will contact you regarding your submission to coordinate any required response. Symantec strongly recommends using encrypted email for reporting vulnerability information to secure@symantec.com. The Symantec Product Security PGP key can be found at the location below. Symantec has developed a Product Vulnerability Response document outlining the process we follow in addressing suspected vulnerabilities in our products. This document is available below. Copyright (c) by Symantec Corp. 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