Symantec Client Security up to 3.0 denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Symantec Client Security up to 3.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. 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:

The on-demand scanning in Symantec AntiVirus 10.0.x and 10.1.x before MR9, AntiVirus 10.2.x, and Client Security 3.0.x and 3.1.x before MR9, when Tamper protection is disabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (prevention of on-demand scanning) via "specific events" that prevent the user from having read access to unspecified resources.

The weakness was shared 02/17/2010 by Jeffrey Walton (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0106 since 12/31/2009. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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 69956 (Symantec AntiVirus Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM10-002 / SYM10-003 / SYM10-004)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56354) and Tenable (69956). The entries 51944 and 51900 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 69956
Nessus Name: Symantec AntiVirus Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM10-002 / SYM10-003 / SYM10-004)
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OpenVAS ID: 902124
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Scan Bypass Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Client Security 3.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Jeffrey Walton
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0106 (🔍)
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X-Force: 56354
SecurityTracker: 1023621 - Symantec AntiVirus Event Management Flaw Lets Remote Users Bypass On-Demand Scanning
Vulnerability Center: 24935 - Symantec Antivirus and Endpoint Protection 10.0 - 10.1 MR9 Remote Scan Evasion and DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 38219 - Symantec AntiVirus Scan Evasion Vulnerability
Secunia: 38653 - Symantec Products Scanning Bypass Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 62414 - Symantec Multiple Products On-demand Scanning Unspecified Bypass
Vupen: ADV-2010-0410

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 09/02/2021 14:50
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (67), 02/21/2017 17:20 (19), 09/02/2021 14:50 (3)
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