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Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager < 12.1 RU3 Code Execution

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 6887

Synopsis

The endpoint management application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a code execution vulnerability.

Description

Versions of Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager earlier than 12.1 RU3, are potentially affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'secars.dll' component. By exploiting this flaw, a remote, unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary code on the remote host subject to the privileges of the user running the affected application.

Solution

Upgrade to Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 RU3 or later.

See Also

https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&suid=20130618_00

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 6887

Family: Web Clients

Published: 6/27/2013

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 66927

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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_manager

Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1612

BID: 60542