Symantec Norton AntiVirus RAR Archive infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Norton AntiVirus. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component RAR Archive Handler. This manipulation causes infinite loop. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3699. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Symantec Norton AntiVirus (Anti-Malware Software) (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component RAR Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a certain value in the PACK_SIZE field of a RAR archive file header.

The weakness was shared 07/12/2007 with ZDI (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityresponse.symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-3699 since 07/11/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67002 (Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine RAR and CAB Parsing Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115627 (Symantec AntiVirus Malformed RAR and CAB Compression Type Bypass (SYM07-019)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. 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 (35349), Tenable (67002), SecurityFocus (BID 24282†), OSVDB (36119†) and Secunia (SA26053†). The entries VDB-3198 and VDB-85638 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67002
Nessus Name: Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine RAR and CAB Parsing Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityresponse.symantec.com
Organization: ZDI
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-3699 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3699
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3199

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X-Force: 35349
SecurityFocus: 24282 - Symantec AntiVirus Malformed CAB and RAR Compression Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26053 - Symantec Products CAB and RAR Archive Handling Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 36119 - Symantec Multiple Products Decomposer Component RAR Archive Handling Infinite Loop DoS
Vulnerability Center: 15678 - Symantec Decomposer in Multiple Products Allows Remote Code Execution via RAR Archives, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2508

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2007 16:24
Updated: 03/15/2021 15:51
Changes: 07/18/2007 16:24 (75), 06/08/2017 23:45 (11), 03/15/2021 15:51 (2)
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