CVE-2013-1609

high

Published 2013-03-26 · Modified 2026-05-22

CVSS v3

7.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2

6.8

VIR risk

7.8

Description

Multiple unquoted Windows search path vulnerabilities in the (1) File Collector and (2) File PlaceHolder services in Symantec Enterprise Vault (EV) for File System Archiving before 9.0.4 and 10.x before 10.0.1 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
symantec	enterprise_vault_for_file_system_archiving	`{"endIncluding":"9.0.3"}`
symantec	enterprise_vault_for_file_system_archiving	`10.0.0`

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58617
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20130321_00
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58617
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20130321_00

CWEs

CWE-428

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.