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TITLE:
Symantec Altiris Notification Server Agent Privilege Escalation

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28832

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28832/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
Altiris Notification Server 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/17482/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Symantec Altiris Notification
Server, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain
escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the Symantec Altiris
Notification Server Agent, which can be exploited via shatter attacks
to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.

The vulnerability affects version 6.x (all builds) prior to 6.0 SP3
R7.

SOLUTION:
Apply the update on the Notification Server and update all the agent
machines. Please see the vendor's advisory for details.
http://www.solutionsam.com/solutions/6_0/Altiris_NS_6_0_SP3_KB35803.exe

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Brett Moore of Insomnia Security.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SYM008-002:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.06.html

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