CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-5837

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.3, may not respect file permissions when writing to log files that are replaced by symbolic links, which can lead to a potential elevation of privilege.

4.6 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1762 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-05-11 08:15

Updated : 2020-05-14 07:20

NVD link : CVE-2020-5837

Mitre link : CVE-2020-5837

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-59