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Re: Symantec LiveState Agent for Windows vulnerabi

From: eugeny gladkih (johndrweb.com)
Date: Tue Dec 05 2006 - 15:24:46 CST

>>>>> "D" == Damjan <damjanwidesec.com> writes:

>> >> we've found local privilege escalation in Symantec LiveState agent.
>> >>
>> >> PoC:
>> >>
>> >> 1. kill shstart.exe process
>>
 MS> Wouldn't you have to be administrator to kill shstart.exe?
>>
>> LocalSystem account has more privilegies then administrator's one.

 D> I don't think so. I think, SYSTEM account has less or same
 D> privileges than Administrator. Or?

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