Symantec Endpoint Encryption/Encryption Desktop up to 11.2.x privilege escalation

A vulnerability has been found in Symantec Endpoint Encryption and Encryption Desktop up to 11.2.x and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 06/17/2019 by Kyriakos Economou as SYMSA1485 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.symantec.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-9702. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/01/2019).

Upgrading to version 11.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 108795). Similar entry is available at 137111.

Vendor

• Symantec

Name

• Encryption Desktop
• Endpoint Encryption

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-269)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Upgrade: Endpoint Encryption/Encryption Desktop 11.3.0

06/17/2019 Advisory disclosed
06/17/2019 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
06/28/2019 +11 days SecurityFocus entry assigned
07/01/2019 +3 days VulDB entry created
07/01/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYMSA1485
Researcher: Kyriakos Economou
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-9702 (🔒)
SecurityFocus: 108795 - Symantec Endpoint Encryption CVE-2019-9702 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Created: 07/01/2019 07:13 AM
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