CVE-2008-6827

Published: Jun 8, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-306

7.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-306

Affected Products

symantec

commercial·USaka norton, symantec enterprise security

altiris deployment solution

Security Products

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021071

securitytracker.com

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122460544316205&w=2

marc.info

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20a.html

symantec.com

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