CVE-2008-2288

Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-05-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x and 6.9.x before 6.9.176 has insufficient access control for deletion and modification of registry keys, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or obtain sensitive information.

Affected products

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution: 6.8, 6.9

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/30261
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29196
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42441
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/30261
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29196
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.html

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