7.8
HIGH
CVE-2008-6827
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution System Command Injection
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 8, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 14, 2024, 5:26 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2008-6827 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-6827 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Symantec altiris_deployment_solution
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-6827.

URL Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122460544316205&w=2 Mailing List
http://osvdb.org/49426 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31773 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-081020.1.htm Broken Link Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31766 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021071 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20a.html Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2876 Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46006 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Shell

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 23, 2023, 4:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 435 different CVEs too.

None

HTML CSS JavaScript

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
12 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 15, 2020, 12:55 a.m. This repo has been linked 39 different CVEs too.

Symantec Altiris Client Service 6.8.378 - Local Privilege Escalation

Updated: 6 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 3, 2018, 12:08 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-6827 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-6827 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122460544316205&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122460544316205&w=2 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/49426 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/49426 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31773 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/31773 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-081020.1.htm Patch http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-081020.1.htm Broken Link, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31766 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31766 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021071 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021071 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20a.html Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20a.html Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2876 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2876 Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46006 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46006 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-264
    Added CWE NIST CWE-306
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.5.248:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.5.299:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8.282:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8.378:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8.380.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9.164:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_notification_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.9.176 OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (excluding) 6.9.355 *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9.355:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46006 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46006 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-6827 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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