Symantec Encryption Desktop up to 10.4.1MP1 Request resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Encryption Desktop up to 10.4.1MP1. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation as part of Request results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-6330. The attacker must have access to the local network to execute the attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Symantec Encryption Desktop up to 10.4.1MP1. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation as part of a Request leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1MP2 can allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via crafted web requests."

The bug was discovered 09/07/2017. The weakness was disclosed 09/13/2017 by Kyriakos Economou (kyREcon) with Nettitude as SYM17-008 as confirmed security response (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-6330 since 02/26/2017. Access to the local network is required for this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103251 (Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.x < 10.4.1 MP2 DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370764 (Symantec Encryption Desktop Denial of Service Vulnerability (SYM17-008)).

Upgrading to version 10.4.1MP2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (103251) and SecurityFocus (BID 100552†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Symantec

Name

Encryption Desktop

Version

10.4.1MP1

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.symantec.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 103251
Nessus Name: Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.x < 10.4.1 MP2 DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 801798
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Encryption Desktop Denial-of-Service Vulnerability (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Encryption Desktop 10.4.1MP2

Timelineinfo

02/26/2017 🔍
09/07/2017 +193 days 🔍
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09/13/2017 +6 days 🔍
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09/15/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/15/2019 +791 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM17-008
Researcher: Kyriakos Economou (kyREcon)
Organization: Nettitude
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-6330 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6330
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-106587
SecurityFocus: 100552 - Symantec Encryption Desktop CVE-2017-6330 Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2017 09:03
Updated: 11/15/2019 22:26
Changes: 09/14/2017 09:03 (78), 11/15/2019 22:26 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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