Symantec System Recovery 2011 imapi.dll Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution (SYM12-012)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 60161

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains an application that is affected by a code execution vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host contains a version of Symantec System Recovery 2011 earlier than Service Pack 2. As such, it is reportedly affected by an insecure library loading vulnerability. If an attacker can trick a user on the affected system into opening a specially crafted file in the Granular Restore Option directory or the Recovery Point Browser directory, this issue could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code subject to the user's privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to Symantec System Recovery 2011 SP2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 60161

File Name: symantec_system_recovery_dll_loading.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/31/2012

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:symantec:backupexec_system_recovery

Required KB Items: SMB/Symantec System Recovery/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/20/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/20/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0305

BID: 54594

IAVA: 2012-A-0125

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