SB2019111808 - Multiple vulnerabilities in several Symantec Endpoint Protection products
Published: November 18, 2019
Breakdown by Severity
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- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Protection Mechanism Failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12758)
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass certain security restrictions.
The
vulnerability exists due to the application does not check for digital signatures when loading the "c:\Windows\SysWOW64\wbem\DSPARSE.dll" file that is not present on the system by default. A local administrator can place a malicious "DSPARSE.dll" and gain elevated privileges on the system.
2) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12756)
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to a password protection bypass. A local administrator can bypass the secondary layer of password protection and gain unauthorized access to the application.
3) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18372)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper permission checks. A local user can compromise the software application and gain elevated privileges on the system.4) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12759)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper permission checks. A local user can compromise the software application and gain elevated privileges on the system.5) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12757)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper permission checks. A local user can compromise the software application and gain elevated privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.