PT-2019-12927 · Symantec · Symantec Mail Security For Microsoft Exchange+2

Published 2019-11-14 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-12759

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager versions prior to 14.2 RU2 Symantec Mail Security for MS Exchange versions prior to 7.5.x

Description The issue is related to a privilege escalation problem, where an attacker may try to compromise the software to gain elevated access to protected resources.

Recommendations For Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager versions prior to 14.2 RU2, update to version 14.2 RU2 or later to resolve the issue. For Symantec Mail Security for MS Exchange versions prior to 7.5.x, update to version 7.5.x or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-12759

ZDI-19-989

Affected Products

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

Symantec Endpoint Protection Server

Symantec Mail Security For Microsoft Exchange

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12759 · Security Note
• https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1488.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12759 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-989 · Security Note