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A vulnerability was found in Computer Associates Host Based Intrusion Prevention System R8 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the kmxfw.sys driver in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8, as used in CA Internet Security Suite and Personal Firewall, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, related to "insufficient validation."

The bug was discovered 08/12/2008. The weakness was published 08/12/2008 by Elazar Broad (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3174 since 07/15/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33901 (CA HIPS Kmxfw.sys Driver Multiple Remote 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44393) and Tenable (33901). Similar entry is available at 43650.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Computer Associates

Name

• Host Based Intrusion Prevention System

Version

• R8

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33901
Nessus Name: CA HIPS Kmxfw.sys Driver Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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08/16/2019 +1613 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Elazar Broad
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3174 (🔍)
X-Force: 44393
SecurityTracker: 1020661
Vulnerability Center: 19252 - CA HIPS Unspecified Vulnerability in Kmxfw.sys Driver Allows Local Code Execution and Dos, Medium
SecurityFocus: 30651 - Computer Associates 'kmxfw.sys' Local Code Execution and Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31434 - CA Products kmxfw.sys Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 47594 - CVE-2008-3174 - CA - Internet Security Suite And Personal Firewall - Unspecified Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-2339

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/16/2019 07:44
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (75), 08/16/2019 07:44 (4)
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