Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004 WrapUM.dll LaunchURL denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004. This issue affects the function LaunchURL in the library WrapUM.dll. 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 WrapNISUM ActiveX component (WrapUM.dll) in Norton Internet Security 2004 is marked safe for scripting, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the LaunchURL method.

The bug was discovered 03/04/2004. The weakness was shared 03/18/2004 by Mark Litchfield with NGSSoftware (Website). The advisory is shared at nextgenss.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0364 since 03/19/2004. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12216 (Symantec Firewall Malformed TCP Packet Options Remote DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Firewalls and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at symantec.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2731.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15538) and Tenable (12216). eeye.com is providing further details. The entries 628 and 21770 are related to this item.

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

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Nessus ID: 12216
Nessus Name: Symantec Firewall Malformed TCP Packet Options Remote DoS
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: nextgenss.com
Researcher: Mark Litchfield
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0364 (🔍)
X-Force: 15538 - Symantec Norton Internet Security LaunchURL command execution, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 4240 - Norton Internet Security WrapNISUM Component Code Execution, Medium
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
SecurityFocus: 9915 - Symantec Firewall Products WrapNISUM Class Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 11168 - Symantec Internet Security ActiveX Component Arbitrary File Execution, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 6250 - Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004 WrapNISUM ActiveX (WrapUM.dll) Arbitrary Program Execution

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Created: 03/22/2004 09:52
Updated: 03/09/2021 12:34
Changes: 03/22/2004 09:52 (97), 06/27/2019 22:50 (2), 03/09/2021 12:34 (2)
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