Auth bypass in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution

CVE-2008-6827

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.011 (61.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-6827?
CVE-2008-6827 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2009-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2008-6827?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2008-6827 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.