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Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Administrative Interface Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA17049
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Release Date:
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2005-10-05
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Last Update:
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2005-10-10
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Popularity:
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13,480 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2758
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in the web-based Administrative Interface when handling a HTTP request. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted HTTP request that contains a negative value in certain HTTP headers.
Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges, but requires the ability to send HTTP requests to port 8004/tcp.
The vulnerability has been reported in the following versions:
* Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine (version 4.0 and 4.3).
* Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine for ISA (version 4.0 and 4.3).
* Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine for Netapp Filer (version 4.0).
* Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine for Messaging (version 4.3).
* Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine for Netapp NetCache (version 4.0).
* Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine for Network Attached Storage (version 4.3).
* Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine for Bluecoat (version 4.0).
* Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine for Caching (version 4.3).
* Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine for Microsoft SharePoint (version 4.3).
* Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine for Clearswift (version 4.0 and 4.3).
Other products that use the Scan Engine may also affected.
Solution:
Apply security update.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/...y/Content/2005.10.04.html#savse4-3-12
Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered by anonymous person and reported via iDEFENSE.
Changelog:
2005-10-10: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
Original Advisory:
Symantec:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.10.04.html
iDEFENSE:
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=314&type=vulnerabilities
Other References:
US-CERT VU#849209:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/849209
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