CVE-2014-9227 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a directory searched by the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-9227?
CVE-2014-9227 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 20 Sep 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in the Manager component in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) before 12.1.6 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9227?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Endpoint Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9227?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9227 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-9227 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9227 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2012-0295 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2018-5237 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2020-5836 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2020-5837 Path traversal in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2020-5820 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-789p-mv5w-37jq.