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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in CA Threat Manager for the Enterprise up to R8.1. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file alert.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) Alert Notification Service (Alert.exe) 8.1.586.0, 8.0.450.0, and 7.1.758.0, as used in multiple CA products including Anti-Virus for the Enterprise 7.1 through r11.1 and Threat Manager for the Enterprise 8.1 and r8, allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted RPC requests.

The weakness was published 04/07/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.ca.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-4620 since 08/30/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (41639).

Productinfo

Vendor

• CA

Name

• Threat Manager for the Enterprise

Version

• R8.0
• R8.1

License

• commercial

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 8.6
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Highly functional

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Saint ID: exploit_info/ca_alert_server_23
Saint Name: Computer Associates Alert Notification Server opcode 23 buffer overflow

MetaSploit ID: etrust_itm_alert.rb
MetaSploit Name: Computer Associates Alert Notification Buffer Overflow
MetaSploit File: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

08/30/2007 🔍
04/04/2008 +218 days 🔍
04/04/2008 +0 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2534 days 🔍
11/12/2017 +972 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: support.ca.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2007-4620 (🔍)
X-Force: 41639 - CA Alert Notification Server service (Alert.exe) buffer overflow
SecurityTracker: 1019789
SecurityFocus: 28605 - Computer Associates Alert Notification Server Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29665 - CA Products Alert Notification Server Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-1103

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 11/12/2017 14:17
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (63), 11/12/2017 14:17 (7)
Complete: 🔍

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