Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine up to 5.0.0.23 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine up to 5.0.0.23. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Scan Engine. Performing a manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-0230. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine up to 5.0.0.23 (Anti-Malware Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component Scan Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a client-side check to verify a password, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via a modified client that sends certain XML requests.

The bug was discovered 04/21/2006. The weakness was presented 04/24/2006 by Marc Bevand with Rapid7 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0230 since 01/17/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/19/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21271 (Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Web Interface Multiple Remote 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 to version 5.0.0.24 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4378.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25972), Tenable (21271), SecurityFocus (BID 17637†), OSVDB (24902†) and Secunia (SA19734†). See VDB-29855 and VDB-29854 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 21271
Nessus Name: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Web Interface Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Antivirus Scan Engine 5.0.0.24
Suricata ID: 2002896
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01/17/2006 🔍
04/20/2006 +93 days 🔍
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04/21/2006 +1 days 🔍
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04/24/2006 +3 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3237 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3601 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Marc Bevand
Organization: Rapid7
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0230 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0230
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29853
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X-Force: 25972
SecurityFocus: 17637 - Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19734 - Symantec Scan Engine Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 24902 - Symantec Scan Engine unauthorized administrative access
Vulnerability Center: 11314 - Symantec Scan Engine Client-Side Check allows Admin Privileges Seizure, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-1464

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

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 01/19/2025 22:41
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (86), 06/17/2019 11:36 (5), 01/19/2025 22:41 (17)
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