Multiple vulnerabilities in several Symantec products

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU54289

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12596

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to session tokens can be exposed via the URL in a GET request. A remote attacker can obtain session token and gain unauthorized access to the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager: 14 - 14.3

External links

http://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA18255

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Uncaught Exception

EUVDB-ID: #VU54290

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12597

CWE-ID: CWE-248 - Uncaught Exception

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to uncaught exception in a common driver. A local user can perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Symantec Endpoint Protection: 14 MP1 - 14.3 RU1

Data Center Security (DCS) Windows Agent: before 6.9.1

Cloud Workload Protection (CWP) Windows Client: before 1.6.1

External links

http://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA18255

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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