CVE-2007-5838

Description

Aclient in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.x before 6.8.380.0 allows local users to gain local System privileges via the "Enable key-based authentication to Deployment server" browser option, a different issue than CVE-2007-4380.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018876 vdb entry
http://www.irmplc.com/index.php/111-Vendor-Alerts
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3673 vdb entry
http://www.irmplc.com/index.php/152-Advisory-022
http://secunia.com/advisories/27412 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.10.31a.html patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26265 patch vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38180 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5838?
CVE-2007-5838 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5838?
To fix CVE-2007-5838, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5838 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5838 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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