CVE-2008-6827

Description

The ListView control in the Client GUI (AClient.exe) in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.x before 6.9.355 SP1 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges and execute arbitrary commands via a "Shatter" style attack on the "command prompt" hidden GUI button to (1) overwrite the CommandLine parameter to cmd.exe to use SYSTEM privileges and (2) modify the DLL that is loaded using the LoadLibrary API function.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.56% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory symantec.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021071 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122460544316205&w=2 mailing list
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20a.html patch vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31773 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46006 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2876 vdb entry broken link patch vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/49426 vdb entry broken link
http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-081020.1.htm patch broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31766 vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6827?
CVE-2008-6827 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6827?
To fix CVE-2008-6827, 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-2008-6827 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6827 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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