CVE-2019-18372
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager OpenSSL Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.2 RU2, may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
Symantec Endpoint Protection, versiones anteriores a la versión 14.2 RU2, puede ser susceptible a una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios, que es un tipo de problema por el cual un atacante puede intentar comprometer la aplicación de software para conseguir un acceso elevado a recursos que normalmente están protegidos de una aplicación o un usuario.
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. When processing an HTTPS request, the process loads the OpenSSL configuration file, which can be used to load arbitrary executable files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the NT SERVICE\semwebsrv user.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2019-10-23 CVE Reserved
- 2019-11-14 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-09-04 EPSS Updated
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References (1)
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| https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1488.html | 2020-08-24 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Symantec Search vendor "Symantec" | Endpoint Protection Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Endpoint Protection" | <= 14.2 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Endpoint Protection" and version " <= 14.2" | - |
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| Symantec Search vendor "Symantec" | Endpoint Protection Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Endpoint Protection" | 14.2 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Endpoint Protection" and version "14.2" | ru1 |
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