Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager < 11 RU7 MP2 (SYM12-007 / SYM12-008) (credentialed check)

high Nessus Plugin ID 59366

Synopsis

The endpoint management application installed on the remote Windows host has multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager installed on the remote host is less than 11 RU7 MP2 (11.7.7200) and has the following vulnerabilities :

- A denial of service vulnerability exists that could cause the web server to stop serving pages and, in some cases, crash the server. This vulnerability is only present on Windows 2003 systems with SP2 or below. (CVE-2012-1821)

- A buffer overflow exists that could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges. (CVE-2012-0289)

Solution

Upgrade to Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 RU7 MP2 or later.

See Also

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-145/

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Aug/265

http://www.nessus.org/u?3437fdf2

http://www.nessus.org/u?3d2da8cd

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 59366

File Name: symantec_endpoint_prot_mgr_11_ru7_mp2.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/5/2012

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager

Required KB Items: SMB/sep_manager/path, SMB/sep_manager/ver

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/22/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0289, CVE-2012-1821

BID: 50358, 51795

CERT: 149070