CVE-2016-6590
CVSS V2 Medium 4.4
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when loading DLLs during boot up and reboot in Symantec IT Management Suite 8.0 prior to 8.0 HF4 and Suite 7.6 prior to 7.6 HF7, Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 prior to 3.1 MP4, Symantec Endpoint Virtualization 7.x prior to 7.6 HF7, and Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.x prior to 10.4.1, which could let a local malicious user execute arbitrary code.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-6590
- Assigner
- secure@symantec.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-01-08T16:15:10
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-01-21T14:24:46
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 10.0.0 | 10.4.1 |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_encryption:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.0 | 7.6 |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_encryption:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solution_suite:3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solution_suite:3.1:maintenance_pack1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solution_suite:3.1:maintenance_pack2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:ghost_solution_suite:3.1:maintenance_pack3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:it_management_suite:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:it_management_suite:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94279 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037302 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1385.html | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6590 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6590 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:53:18 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 09:06:13 | 2020-01-08T16:15Z | 2020-01-08T16:15:10 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 09:06:13 | 2020-01-21T14:24:46 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 09:06:13 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |