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TITLE:
Symantec Ghost Solution Suite Client Command Execution Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28853

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28853/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/8600/
Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/14438/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Symantec Ghost Solution Suite,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable
system.

The problem is that the network connections between the Ghost Console
and the Ghost Management Agent are not authenticated. This can be
exploited to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges on a
client by conducting e.g. ARP spoofing attacks to impersonate the
Symantec Ghost Solution Suite server.

The vulnerability is reported in versions 1.1, 2.0.0, and 2.0.1.
Users that do not use Ghost Console or the Ghost Management Agent are
reportedly not affected.

SOLUTION:
Apply updates (1.1 patch 2 or 2.0.2).

Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.x:
Updates are available via LiveUpdate

Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 1.x:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/on-technology.nsf/docid/2008020708221260?Open&seg=ent

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Nicolas Pouvesle, Tenable Security.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SYM08-003:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.07.html

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