Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2014-9227 (CCN-103936)

Assigned:2014-12-03
Published:2015-06-17
Updated:2017-09-23
Summary:Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in the Manager component in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) before 12.1.6 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
CVSS v3 Severity:4.2 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.2 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.0 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2014-9227

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
75203

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1032616

Source: CCN
Type: Symantec Security Advisory SYM15-005
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and Client Issues

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150617_00

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
symantec-endpoint-cve20149227-priv-esc(103936)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 12.1.5)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    symantec endpoint protection *
    symantec endpoint protection 12.1.5