Symantec Backupexec System Recovery 11.0.6235 bengine.exe resource management
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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Symantec Backupexec System Recovery 11.0.6235 (Backup Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file bengine.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
The Job Engine (bengine.exe) service in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers (BEWS) 11d build 11.0.7170 and 11.0.6.6235 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and service crash) via a crafted packet to port 5633/tcp.
The bug was discovered 11/27/2007. The weakness was released 11/29/2007 with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityresponse.symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4346 since 08/14/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28361 (Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Denial of Service Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38676) and Tenable (28361). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 39872.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 28361
Nessus Name: Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: symantec.comAdvisory: securityresponse.symantec.com
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4346 (🔍)
X-Force: 38676
SecurityTracker: 1019001
Vulnerability Center: 16976 - Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Bengine.exe Allows Remote Attackers to Cause DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 26028 - Symantec Backup Exec Job Engine Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 26975 - Symantec Backup Exec Job Engine Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 40865 - Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server bengine.exe denial of service
Vupen: ADV-2007-4019
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 13:43Updated: 08/01/2019 07:11
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (78), 08/01/2019 07:11 (3)
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