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NGS00315 Patch Notification: Symantec Enterprise Security Management Agent Privilege Escalation



Medium Risk Vulnerability in Symantec Enterprise Security Management 

04 February 2013

Gavin Jones of NCC Group has discovered a Medium risk vulnerability in Symantec 
Enterprise Security Management 9.0.1 Agent (version 9.0.1153.20001)

Impact: Privilege escalation

Versions affected: Symantec Enterprise Security Manager (and Agent) for Windows 
v10.x and previous 

An updated version of the software has been released to address the 
vulnerability:
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20121213_00

NCC Group is going to withhold details of this flaw for three months. This 
three month window will allow users the time needed to apply the patch before 
the details are released to the general public. This reflects the NCC Group 
approach to responsible disclosure.

NCC Group Research
http://www.nccgroup.com


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