PT-2020-8050 · Symantec · Symantec Vip Access Desktop

Published 2020-01-08 · Updated 2020-01-17 · CVE-2016-6593

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Symantec VIP Access Desktop versions prior to 2.2.2

Description: A code-execution issue exists during startup in certain DLL files, which could allow local malicious users to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 2.2.2, update to version 2.2.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6593

Affected Products

Symantec Vip Access Desktop

References · 6

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140098/Symantec-VIP-Access-Arbitrary-DLL-Execution.html · Exploit
• https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1388.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6593 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6593 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/539889/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94731 · Note