Symantec Encryption Desktop up to 10.4.1 MP2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Encryption Desktop up to 10.4.1 MP2. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-13682. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Encryption Desktop up to 10.4.1 MP2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1, a kernel memory leak is a type of resource leak that can occur when a computer program incorrectly manages memory allocations in such a way that memory which is no longer needed is not released. In object-oriented programming, a memory leak may happen when an object is stored in memory but cannot be accessed by the running code.

The bug was discovered 10/09/2017. The weakness was presented 10/23/2017 by Kyriakos Economou (kyREcon) with Nettitude (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-13682 since 08/24/2017. The attack needs to approached within the local network. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103836 (Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.x =< 10.4.1 MP2HF1 (SYM17-010)), 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 370623 (Symantec Endpoint Encryption and Symantec Encryption Desktop Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM17-010)).

Applying the patch 10.4.1 MP2HF1 is able to eliminate this problem. 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 (103836) and SecurityFocus (BID 101497†). See VDB-107642, VDB-107643 and VDB-108564 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 103836
Nessus Name: Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.x =< 10.4.1 MP2HF1 (SYM17-010)
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OpenVAS ID: 801798
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Encryption Desktop Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 10.4.1 MP2HF1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Researcher: Kyriakos Economou (kyREcon)
Organization: Nettitude
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-13682 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13682
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108563
SecurityFocus: 101497 - Symantec Encryption Desktop CVE-2017-13682 Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

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Created: 10/24/2017 11:02
Updated: 11/30/2019 10:53
Changes: 10/24/2017 11:02 (73), 11/30/2019 10:53 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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