Altiris Deployment Solution Aclient Process (aclient.exe) Log File Viewer Local Privilege Escalation

high Nessus Plugin ID 25904

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has a program that is prone to a local privilege escalation attack.

Description

The version of the Altiris Client Agent (aclient) installed on the remote host reportedly contains a flaw whereby local users can use the Log File Viewer to open or execute files on the affected host with SYSTEM privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8 SP2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25904

File Name: altiris_log_file_viewer_priv_escalation.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/17/2007

Updated: 6/27/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4380

BID: 25232

Detections

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