PT-2014-4273 · Symantec · Symantec Liveupdate Administrator

Published 2014-03-29 · Updated 2014-03-31 · CVE-2014-1644

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator versions prior to 2.3.2.110

Description The issue concerns the forgotten-password feature in the management GUI of Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator. It allows remote attackers to reset arbitrary passwords by providing the e-mail address associated with a user account.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.3.2.110, update to version 2.3.2.110 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the forgotten-password feature in the management GUI until the update is applied.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-255

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-1644

Affected Products

Symantec Liveupdate Administrator

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1644 · Security Note
• http://symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20140327_00 · Vendor Advisory
• https://sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20140328-0_Symantec_LiveUpdate_Administrator_Multiple_vulnerabilities_wo_poc_v10.txt · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-03/0172.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/66399 · Note