Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2020· Updated Aug 6, 2024
CVE-2016-6590
CVE-2016-6590
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when loading DLLs during boot up and reboot in Symantec IT Management Suite 8.0 prior to 8.0 HF4 and Suite 7.6 prior to 7.6 HF7, Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 prior to 3.1 MP4, Symantec Endpoint Virtualization 7.x prior to 7.6 HF7, and Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.x prior to 10.4.1, which could let a local malicious user execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
77.x < 7.6 HF7+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 7.x < 7.6 HF7
- (no CPE)range: 7.x prior to 7.6 HF
- Range: 8.0 < 8.0 HF4; 7.6 < 7.6 HF7
3.1 < 3.1 MP4+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 3.1 < 3.1 MP4
- (no CPE)range: 3.1 prior to 3.1 MP4
- Range: 0.x prior to 10.4.1
- Range: 8.0 prior to 8.0 HF4 and 7.6 prior to 7.6 HF7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94279mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037302mitrex_refsource_MISC
- support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1385.htmlmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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