SYM07-012 Symantec Reporting Server elevation of privilege
SYM07-012 Symantec Reporting Server Elevation of Privilege
June 5, 2007
Risk Impact
Medium
Remote Access: Yes
Local Access: Yes
Authentication Required: No
Exploit available: No
Overview
Files created by a Reporting Server may be accessible to an unauthorized user.
Affected Products
Reporting 1.0.197.0, up to the solution SAV 10.1 MR6 build 6000 (10.1.6.6000)
or later
Solution
Reporting 1.0.224.0 or later
Reporting is not available as a stand-alone application, but is distributed
with Symantec AntiVirus and Symantec Client Security. Reporting 1.0.224.0 or
later is available with the following products
SAV 10.1 MR6 build 6000 (10.1.6.6000) or later
SCS 3.1 MR6 build 6000 (3.1.6.6000) or later
Details
Symantec Reporting Server is an optional web application within the Symantec
System Center console that can be used to be used to create reports about
Symantec Client Security and Symantec AntiVirus products in an enterprise
network.
Symantec was notified that a file created in the process of exporting data from
Reporting Server could be potentially be manipulated by an unauthorized user to
create a malicious executable file. An attacker could then execute the file,
potentially gaining access to the server in the context of the web server user.
Symantec Response
Symantec engineers verified that the issue exists in Reporting Server included
with the product versions listed above. The error occurred due to the
improper initialization of a variable, and updates have been released to
correct the problem.
This vulnerability affects only systems on which the Reporting Server program
is installed. Individual client systems are not affected.
Symantec is not aware of any customers impacted by this issue, or of any
attempts to exploit the issue. However, we recommend that customers update
Reporting Server immediately to protect against possible attempts to exploit
this issue.
Mitigation and best practices
- Uninstall Reporting Server if it is not being used
- Symantec Client Security Console (SCS Console) and the Reporting Server
interface should be restricted to trusted access only.
- Ensure that the SCS Console and Reporting Server interface are never visible
external to the network. This greatly reduces opportunities for unauthorized
remote access.
- User accounts for Reporting Server should be unique, and different from the
user?s network login account.
- Delete exported data files which are no longer needed.
Credit
Symantec would like to thank Ertunga Arsal of Tech Data GmbH & Co. OHG for
reporting this issue, and coordinating with us on the response.
CVE
This issue is a candidate for inclusion in the Common Vulnerabilities and
Exposures (CVE) list (http://cve.mitre.org), which standardizes names for
security problems. The CVE initiative has assigned CVE-2007-3021 to this issue
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