Privilege escalation in Symantec Ghost Solution Suite

1) Insecure DLL loading

EUVDB-ID: #VU17747

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18364

CWE-ID: CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an adjacent authenticated attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner. A remote attacker can place a specially crafted .dll file on a remote SMB fileshare, trick the victim into opening a file, associated with the vulnerable application, and execute arbitrary code on victim's system.

Mitigation

Update to version 3.3 RU1.

Vulnerable software versions

Ghost Solution Suite: 3.0 - 3.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:ghost_solution_suite:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:ghost_solution_suite:3.0 HF1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:ghost_solution_suite:3.0 HF2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1474.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.