Altiris Deployment Solution 5.6 SP1 (Hotfix E) suffers from a privilege escalation flaw that allows for SYSTEM level access. Step by step exploitation given.
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Summary:
A privilege escalation flaw exists in the AClient Service for Windows (Version 5.6.181) (http://www.altiris.com/).
Details:
A privilege escalation technique can be used to gain SYSTEM level
access while interacting with the AClient Service for Windows tray icon.
Vulnerable Versions:
Altiris Deployment Solution 5.6 SP1 (Hotfix E)
Solutions:
The vendor was notified of the issue. There was no technical response. The vendor will not give support without a support contract.
Exploit:
1. Right click on the Altiris Client Service icon in the Taskbar and choose View Log File
2. Notepad should open. Click File, click Open
3. In the Files of type: field choose All Files
4. Navagate to %WINDIR%\System32\
5. Right click on cmd.exe and choose Open
6. A new command shell with launch with SYSTEM privileges
Discovered by Reed Arvin reedarvin[at]gmail[dot]com