McAfee e-Business Server up to 8.5.1 Authentication Packet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in McAfee e-Business Server up to 8.5.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Authentication Packet Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2007-2151. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee e-Business Server up to 8.5.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component Authentication Packet Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The administration server in McAfee e-Business Server before 8.1.1 and 8.5.x before 8.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a large length value in a malformed authentication packet, which triggers a heap over-read.

The bug was discovered 04/18/2007. The weakness was released 04/18/2007 by iDefense Labs with iDefense (Website). The advisory is shared at labs.idefense.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-2151 since 04/19/2007. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25091 (McAfee E-Business Server Administration Client Length Remote DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at secure.nai.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. 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 X-Force (33730), Tenable (25091), SecurityFocus (BID 23544†), OSVDB (34991†) and Secunia (SA24893†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 25091
Nessus Name: McAfee E-Business Server Administration Client Length Remote DoS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: secure.nai.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: labs.idefense.com⛔
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: iDefense
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2151 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2151
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3021
X-Force: 33730 - McAfee E-Business Server administration utility service denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 23544 - McAfee E-Business Administration Server Authentication Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 24893
OSVDB: 34991 - McAfee e-Business Server Malformed Authentication Packet Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1017929
Vulnerability Center: 14959 - McAfee e-Business Server Administration Server Remote DoS via a Malformed Authentication Packet, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-1434

Entryinfo

Created: 04/25/2007 10:52
Updated: 07/18/2019 14:51
Changes: 04/25/2007 10:52 (88), 07/18/2019 14:51 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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