Symantec Web Security up to 3.0.1.85 License Registering Interface denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Web Security up to 3.0.1.85. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component License Registering Interface. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-0563. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Web Security up to 3.0.1.85 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component License Registering Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Symantec Web Security (SWS) before 3.0.1.85 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to (1) error messages and (2) blocked page messages produced by SWS.

The weakness was released 01/25/2007 by Mikko Korppi (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityresponse.symantec.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-0563 since 01/30/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25446 (Symantec Web Security (SWS) Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at symantec.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31750), Tenable (25446), SecurityFocus (BID 22184†), OSVDB (32961†) and Secunia (SA23896†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2877, VDB-34691 and VDB-85132. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 25446
Nessus Name: Symantec Web Security (SWS) Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 80020
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Web Security flaws
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: symantec.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityresponse.symantec.com
Researcher: Mikko Korppi
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0563 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0563
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2876
X-Force: 31750 - Symantec Web Security (SWS) HTML tags cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 22184 - Symantec Web Security Multiple Denial of Service And Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23896 - Symantec Web Security Two Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 32961 - Symantec Web Security (SWS) Blocked Page XSS
SecurityTracker: 1017558
Vupen: ADV-2007-0330

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/26/2007 13:18
Updated: 04/26/2019 22:48
Changes: 01/26/2007 13:18 (90), 04/26/2019 22:48 (1)
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