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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2019.2880 SYMSA1487-Symantec Endpoint Protection Privilege Escalation 1 August 2019 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Publisher: Symantec Operating System: Windows OS X Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2019-12750 Original Bulletin: http://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1487.html - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Symantec Endpoint Protection Privilege Escalation SYMSA1487 Last Updated July 31, 2019 Initial Publication Date July 31, 2019 Copy Article Title/URL Feedback Subscribe o Status: Closed o Severity: High o CVSS Base Score: 7.8 Summary Affected Products +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) | +--------------+---------------------------------+-------------------+ |CVE |Affected Version(s) |Remediation | +--------------+---------------------------------+-------------------+ |CVE-2019-12750|Prior to 14.2 RU1 & 12.1 RU6 MP10|Upgrade to 14.2 RU1| +--------------+---------------------------------+-------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE) | +--------------+------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |CVE |Affected Version(s) |Remediation | +--------------+------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |CVE-2019-12750|Prior to 12.1 RU6 MP10c |Upgrade to 12.1 RU6 MP10c | | |(12.1.7491.7002) |(12.1.7491.7002) | +--------------+------------------------------+-------------------------------+ Issues +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |CVE-2019-12750 | +------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+ |Severity/ |High / 7.8 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | |CVSSv3: | | +------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+ |References: |Security Focus: BID 109107 / NVD: CVE-2019-12750 | | | | |Impact: |Privilege Escalation | +------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+ | |Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Endpoint Protection | | |Small Business Edition may be susceptible to a privilege | |Description:|escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an | | |attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to | | |gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected | | |from an application or user. | +------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+ Mitigation The mentioned issue was validated by the product team engineers. A Symantec Endpoint Protection update, version 14.2 RU1 , and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition update, version 12.1 RU6 MP10c (12.1.7491.7002) , have been released which address the aforementioned issue. The latest releases and patches for Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition are available to customers through normal support channels. At this time, Symantec is not aware of any exploitations or adverse customer impact from these issues. Note : for customers who are currently not using Application and Device Control, you can use the instructions in the following technote to mitigate the current issue in the interim. https://symantec.com/docs/TECH255484 Symantec recommends the following measures to reduce risk of attack: o Restrict access to administrative or management systems to authorized privileged users. o Restrict remote access to trusted/authorized systems only. o Run under the principle of least privilege, where possible, to limit the impact of potential exploit. o Keep all operating systems and applications current with vendor patches. o Follow a multi-layered approach to security. At a minimum, run both firewall and anti-malware applications to provide multiple points of detection and protection for both inbound and outbound threats. o Deploy network and host-based intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for signs of anomalous or suspicious activity. This may aid in the detection of attacks or malicious activity related to the exploitation of latent vulnerabilities. Acknowledgements o CVE-2019-12750: Kyriakos Economou (@kyREcon) of Nettitude: https:// www.nettitude.com/ - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. 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