Symantec Enterprise Firewall up to 8.0 IPsec IKEv1 Packet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Symantec Enterprise Firewall up to 8.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component IPsec IKEv1 Packet Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-3768. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Symantec Enterprise Firewall up to 8.0 (Firewall Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component IPsec IKEv1 Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the Internet Key Exchange version 1 (IKEv1) implementation in Symantec Dynamic VPN Services, as used in Enterprise Firewall, Gateway Security, and Firewall /VPN Appliance products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted IKE packets, as demonstrated by the PROTOS ISAKMP Test Suite for IKEv1.

The bug was discovered . The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2005 with Oulu University Secure Programming Group (OUSPG) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityresponse.symantec.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-3768 since 11/22/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13101 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at securityresponse.symantec.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23033), OSVDB (61005†), Secunia (SA17684†), SecurityTracker (ID 1015249†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14608†). Additional details are provided at ficora.fi. The entries VDB-1900, VDB-1898, VDB-1896 and VDB-1895 are 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: securityresponse.symantec.com
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityresponse.symantec.com
Organization: Oulu University Secure Programming Group (OUSPG)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3768 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3768
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1912
X-Force: 23033
Secunia: 17684 - Symantec Firewall/VPN/Gateway ISAKMP Message Processing Denial of Service, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 61005 - Symantec Multiple Products ISAKMP Protocol Unspecified Malformed Input Remote DoS (PROTOS)
SecurityTracker: 1015249
Vulnerability Center: 14608 - Symantec Multiple Products DoS via Crafted IKE Packets, High
Vupen: ADV-2005-2517

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/16/2005 12:02
Updated: 07/16/2019 16:22
Changes: 11/16/2005 12:02 (81), 07/16/2019 16:22 (1)
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