SB2019012209 - Privilege escalation in Symantec Ghost Solution Suite

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SB2019012209 - Privilege escalation in Symantec Ghost Solution Suite

Published: January 22, 2019 Updated: January 22, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019012209
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Insecure DLL loading (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18364)

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

CVSSv4: 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


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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References