CVE-2006-6308 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can escalate privileges by stopping a process and launching a browser with elevated rights via the system tray.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6308?
CVE-2006-6308 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Dec 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Symantec LiveState 7.1 Agent for Windows allows local users to gain privileges by stopping the shstart.exe process and open "Web Self-Service" from the system tray icon, which will open a browser window running with elevated privileges. NOTE: several third-party researchers have noted that administrator privileges may be necessary to terminate shstart.exe. If this is the case, then no privilege escalation occurs, and this is not a vulnerability
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6308?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Livestate Agent for Windows.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6308?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6308 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-6308 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6308 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wvv9-x8pf-57jq.