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
Published May 18, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.8
- 6.9
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 26.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 26.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 17.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30261 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29197 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42442 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30261 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29197 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42442 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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