CVE-2020-5837 Information

Description

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14.3 may not respect file permissions when writing to log files that are replaced by symbolic links which can lead to a potential elevation of privilege.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1762

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8