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Symantec Endpoint Protection Client 12.1.x < 12.1 RU6 MP7 / 14.0.x < 14.0 MP1 Command Injection (SYM17-002)

high Nessus Plugin ID 100593

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Synopsis

The Symantec Endpoint Protection Client installed on the remote host is affected by a command injection vulnerability.

Description

The version of Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Client installed on the remote host is 12.1.x prior to 12.1 RU6 MP7 or 14.0.x prior to 14.0 MP1. It is, therefore, affected by a command injection vulnerability when handling quarantine logs due to file metadata being improperly interpreted and evaluated as a formula when exporting logs into CSV format for review. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user into exporting and opening specially crafted quarantine logs in CVS format, to inject malicious formulas into the exported logs, resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Symantec Endpoint Protection Client version 12.1 RU6 MP7 / 14.0 MP1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?314e9662

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100593

File Name: symantec_endpoint_prot_client_sym17-002_cve-2016-9094.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/2/2017

Updated: 11/13/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-9094

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:symantec:endpoint_protection

Required KB Items: Antivirus/SAVCE/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/6/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/6/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9094

BID: 96298