Symantec Norton Ghost up to 6.5 Configuration Server denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Norton Ghost up to 6.5 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Configuration Server. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-0598. No exploit exists. Applying restrictive firewalling is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Symantec Norton Ghost up to 6.5. Affected is an unknown code of the component Configuration Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Symantec Ghost 6.5 and earlier allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service by sending large (> 45Kb) amounts of data to the Ghost Configuration Server on port 1347, which triggers an error that is not properly handled.

The weakness was disclosed 08/02/2001 by Peter Gründl (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0598. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling 1347.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6357) and SecurityFocus (BID 2570†). The entry VDB-17113 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

04/11/2001 🔍
08/02/2001 +113 days 🔍
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07/07/2014 +4722 days 🔍
04/08/2019 +1736 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Peter Gründl
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0598 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0598
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17112
X-Force: 6357 - Symantec Ghost Configuration Server denial of service
SecurityFocus: 2570 - Symantec Ghost Configuration Server DoS Attack

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 17:07
Updated: 04/08/2019 16:17
Changes: 07/07/2014 17:07 (55), 04/08/2019 16:17 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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