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Symantec Client Security / AntiVirus Management Interface Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA20318
Release Date: 2006-05-29
Last Update: 2006-06-13
Popularity: 13,296 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.x
Symantec Client Security 3.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-2630


Description:
eEye Digital Security has reported a vulnerability in Symantec Client Security and Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the remote management interface when processing "COM_FORWARD_LOG" commands. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted "COM_FORWARD_LOG" command sent to port 2967/tcp.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Solution:
Apply patches (see patch matrix in vendor advisory).

Provided and/or discovered by:
Derek Soeder, eEye Digital Security.

Changelog:
2006-05-31: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note. Added CVE reference.
2006-06-13: Added additional information from eEye Digital Security. Updated "Description" section and downgraded criticality.

Original Advisory:
Symantec:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.05.25.html

eEye Digital Security:
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060612.html

Other References:
US-CERT VU#404910:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/404910


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