Multiple vulnerabilities in several Symantec products



Published: 2021-06-21
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2020-12596
CVE-2020-12597
CWE-ID CWE-200
CWE-248
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls

Symantec Endpoint Protection
Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls

Data Center Security (DCS) Windows Agent
Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls

Cloud Workload Protection (CWP) Windows Client
Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls

Vendor Broadcom

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU54289

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

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


CPE2.3 External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

2) Uncaught Exception

EUVDB-ID: #VU54290

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

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


CPE2.3 External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?



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