CVE-2016-6590 (GCVE-0-2016-6590)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-01-08 15:43
Modified
2024-08-06 01:36
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
secure@symantec.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94279Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@symantec.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037302Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@symantec.comhttps://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1385.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94279Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037302Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1385.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Symantec IT Management Suite Version: 8.0 prior to 8.0 HF4 and 7.6 prior to 7.6 HF7
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   Symantec Ghost Solution Suite Version: 3.1 prior to 3.1 MP4
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   Symantec Symantec Endpoint Virtualization Version: 7.x prior to 7.6 HF
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   Symantec Encryption Desktop Version: 0.x prior to 10.4.1
Version: n/a
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