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RE: Symantec LiveState Agent for Windows vulnerability - Local Privilege Escalation Dec 05 2006 12:40PM
Michael Scheidell (scheidell secnap net) (1 replies)

Re: Symantec LiveState Agent for Windows vulnerability - Local Privilege Escalation Dec 05 2006 07:16PM
eugeny gladkih (john drweb com) (2 replies)

Re: Symantec LiveState Agent for Windows vulnerability - Local Privilege Escalation Dec 05 2006 07:55PM
Steve Shockley (steve shockley shockley net)

Re: Symantec LiveState Agent for Windows vulnerability - Local Privilege Escalation Dec 05 2006 07:47PM
Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (bugtraq planetcobalt net)

On 2006-12-05 eugeny gladkih wrote:
>> "MS" == Michael Scheidell <scheidell (at) secnap (dot) net [email concealed]> writes:
>>> we've found local privilege escalation in Symantec LiveState agent.
>>>
>>> PoC:
>>>
>>> 1. kill shstart.exe process
>>
>> Wouldn't you have to be administrator to kill shstart.exe?
>
> LocalSystem account has more privilegies then administrator's one.

So? As an administrator you can gain SYSTEM privileges at any time. This
behaviour is by design.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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"All vulnerabilities deserve a public fear period prior to patches
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