PT-2019-4418 · Norton · Norton App Lock

Published 2019-11-13 · Updated 2019-11-20 · CVE-2019-18373

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Norton App Lock versions prior to 1.4.0.503

Description The issue is related to insecure privilege management in the Norton App Lock utility. This can be exploited to bypass the app lock, allowing unauthorized access to the device. The exploit can enable a user to circumvent the app, preventing it from locking other apps on the device.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.4.0.503, update to version 1.4.0.503 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive areas of the device to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00161

CVE-2019-18373

Affected Products

Norton App Lock

References · 6

• https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1496.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00161 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-18373 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18373 · Security Note
• https://vuldb.com/?id.145928 · Note
• https://securitylab.ru/vulnerability/502773.php · Note