Symantec Message Gateway up to 10.6.1 RAR Decompression memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Symantec Message Gateway up to 10.6.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component RAR Decompression. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability.
The weakness was disclosed 09/19/2016 by Tavis Ormandy with Google Project Zero as SYM16-015 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Symantec. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5310 since 06/06/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93655 (Symantec Protection Engine 7.0.x < 7.0.5 HF02 / 7.5.x < 7.5.5 HF01 / 7.8.x < 7.8.0 HF03 Multiple DoS (SYM16-015) (Linux)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. 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 )).
Upgrading to version 10.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93655) and Exploit-DB (40405). The entries 91698, 91699, 91700 and 91701 are pretty similar.
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Nessus ID: 93655
Nessus Name: Symantec Protection Engine 7.0.x < 7.0.5 HF02 / 7.5.x < 7.5.5 HF01 / 7.8.x < 7.8.0 HF03 Multiple DoS (SYM16-015) (Linux)
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OpenVAS ID: 800609
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition RAR File Parser DoS Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Message Gateway 10.6.2
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Vendor: symantec.comAdvisory: SYM16-015
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5310 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036847
SecurityFocus: 92866 - Multiple Symantec Products CVE-2016-5310 RAR decompression Memory Corruption Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 09/20/2016 14:48Updated: 09/19/2022 09:28
Changes: 09/20/2016 14:48 (65), 04/21/2019 06:35 (26), 09/19/2022 09:28 (4)
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