CVE-2008-2287
HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x and 6.9.x before 6.9.176 does not properly protect the install directory, which might allow local users to gain privileges by replacing an application component with a Trojan horse.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (29th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2284)
- Published
- May 18, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2284 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- symantec / altiris deployment solution
- symantec / altiris deployment solution
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30261
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29197
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.html(Patch)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42442
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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