Symantec Altiris Notification Server 6.0 ActiveX Control AeXNSPkgDLLib.dll DownloadAndInstall memory corruption
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Symantec Altiris Notification Server 6.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function DownloadAndInstall
in the library AeXNSPkgDLLib.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX control in AeXNSPkgDLLib.dll, as used in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x, Notification Server 6.0.x, and Symantec Management Platform 7.0.x exposes an unsafe method, which allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files and possibly execute arbitrary code via the DownloadAndInstall method.
The weakness was presented 09/09/2009 by Metasploit with MetaSploit (Website). The advisory is shared at symantec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3028. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed in Ruby and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 41062 (Altiris Altiris.AeXNSPkgDL.1 ActiveX Control DownloadAndInstall() Method Arbitrary Code Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8844.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53179) and Tenable (41062).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 41062
Nessus Name: Altiris Altiris.AeXNSPkgDL.1 ActiveX Control DownloadAndInstall() Method Arbitrary Code Execution
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MetaSploit ID: symantec_altirisdeployment_downloadandinstall.rb
MetaSploit Name: Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download and Execute
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/18/2009 🔍08/31/2009 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: symantec.comAdvisory: symantec.com
Researcher: Metasploit
Organization: MetaSploit
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3028 (🔍)
X-Force: 53179
Vulnerability Center: 23593 - Altiris Altiris.AeXNSPkgDL.1 ActiveX Control DownloadAndInstall() Method Arbitrary Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36346 - Symantec Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
Secunia: 36679
OSVDB: 57893 - Symantec Altiris eXpress NS SC Download Altiris.AeXNSPkgDL.1 ActiveX (AeXNSPkgDLLib.dll) DownloadAndInstall() Method Arbitrary Code Execution
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/20/2015 16:16Updated: 10/19/2021 08:21
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (69), 02/15/2017 09:22 (11), 10/19/2021 08:17 (5), 10/19/2021 08:21 (1)
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