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RealSecure/BlackICE MailSlot Overflow Detection Denial of Service
Secunia Advisory: SA21219
Release Date: 2006-07-27
Popularity: 6,910 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:ISS Proventia A Series
ISS Proventia G/GX Series
ISS Proventia M Series

Software:BlackICE PC Protection 3.x
BlackICE Server Protection 3.x
ISS Proventia Desktop System 8.x
Proventia Server 1.x
RealSecure Desktop Protector 7.x
RealSecure Network 7.x
RealSecure Server Sensor 7.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-3840


Description:
NSFocus Security Team has reported a vulnerability in various RealSecure/BlackICE products, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the detection of the MailSlot buffer overflow vulnerability (MS06-035) and can be exploited to cause an infinite loop by sending a specially crafted SMB MailSlot packet.

Successful exploitation causes the application or system to stop responding.

Solution:
Update to a fixed version (see vendor advisory for details).

Provided and/or discovered by:
Chen Qing, NSFocus Security Team.

Original Advisory:
ISS:
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/230
https://iss.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/iss.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3630

NSFocus:
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0607.htm


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