PT-2015-7731 · Symantec · Symantec Endpoint Protection+1

Published 2015-11-11 · Updated 2015-11-19 · CVE-2015-8113

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec Endpoint Protection versions prior to 12.1-RU6-MP3

Description The issue is related to an untrusted search path vulnerability in the client, allowing local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in a client install package. This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for a previous issue.

Recommendations For versions prior to 12.1-RU6-MP3, update to 12.1-RU6-MP3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the installation of client packages from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-8113

Affected Products

Symantec Endpoint Protection

Symantec Endpoint Protection Client

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8113 · Security Note
• http://symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20151109_00 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/77585 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8113 · Note