Altiris Notification Server Agent Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 30214

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a program that is affected by local privilege escalation vulnerabilities.

Description

Altiris Notification Server Agent, also known as Altiris Agent, is installed on the remote host, allowing it to be managed by an Altiris Notification Server.

The installed version of the Altiris Agent is reportedly vulnerable to numerous Shatter Attacks that can allow local users to escalate their privileges.

Solution

Retrieve the patch Altiris_NS_6_0_SP3_KB35803.exe and use that to upgrade all agent machines from the Notification Server, as described in the vendor advisory above.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 30214

File Name: altiris_aexnsagent_priv_escalation.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/11/2008

Updated: 11/15/2018

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-2008-0716

BID: 27645

Secunia: 28832

Detections

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