CVE-2019-12752 Security feature bypass in SONAR Component

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass tamper protection in Symantec SONAR, potentially disabling security controls on the resident system.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-12752?

CVE-2019-12752 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec SONAR Component, published on 1 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Symantec SONAR component, prior to 12.0.2, may be susceptible to a tamper protection bypass vulnerability which could potentially allow an attacker to circumvent the existing tamper protection in use on the resident system.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12752?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Symantec Sonar.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12752?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12752 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-12752 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12752 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-68mr-jm76-42xh.

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