Symantec Mail Security for Domino up to 8.0.9/8.1.2/8.1.3 RAR Decompression out-of-bounds
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A vulnerability was found in Symantec Mail Security for Domino up to 8.0.9/8.1.2/8.1.3. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component RAR Decompression. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability.
The weakness was published 09/19/2016 by Tavis Ormandy with Google Project Zero as SYM16-015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at symantec.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-5309 since 06/06/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93717 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Client 12.1.x < 12.1.6 MP6 Multiple DoS (SYM16-015)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370140 (Symantec Multiple Products Decomposer Engine RAR Decompression Denial Of Service and Memory Corruption Vulnerability (SYM16-015 )).
Applying the patch SMSDOM_8.0.9_HF2.1/SMSDOM_8.1.2_HF2.3/SMSDOM_8.1.3_HF2.2 is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93717) and Exploit-DB (40405). Similar entries are available at 91698, 91699, 91701 and 91702.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 93717
Nessus Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Client 12.1.x < 12.1.6 MP6 Multiple DoS (SYM16-015)
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OpenVAS ID: 800609
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition RAR File Parser DoS Vulnerabilities
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Patch: SMSDOM_8.0.9_HF2.1/SMSDOM_8.1.2_HF2.3/SMSDOM_8.1.3_HF2.2
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06/06/2016 🔍09/19/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: symantec.comAdvisory: SYM16-015
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5309 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036847
SecurityFocus: 92868 - Multiple Symantec Products CVE-2016-5309 RAR Decompression Denial Of Service Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 09/20/2016 14:48Updated: 09/19/2022 09:12
Changes: 09/20/2016 14:48 (71), 04/20/2019 18:27 (19), 09/19/2022 09:12 (4)
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