Symantec Norton Internet Security up to 9.1.0.32 Function ssdt input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Symantec Norton Internet Security up to 9.1.0.32. This impacts the function ssdt of the component Function Handler. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-1793. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Norton Internet Security up to 9.1.0.32. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ssdt of the component Function Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

SPBBCDrv.sys in Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2006 9.1.0.33 and 9.1.1.7 does not validate certain arguments before being passed to hooked SSDT function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the (1) NtCreateMutant and (2) NtOpenEvent functions. NOTE: it was later reported that Norton Internet Security 2008 15.0.0.60, and possibly other versions back to 2006, are also affected.

The bug was discovered 04/01/2007. The weakness was published 04/01/2007 by David Matousek (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-1793 since 04/02/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 9.1.0.33 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33352), SecurityFocus (BID 23241†), OSVDB (34692†), Secunia (SA24677†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017837†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Norton Internet Security 9.1.0.33

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: David Matousek
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-1793 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1793
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35935
X-Force: 33352
SecurityFocus: 23241 - Symantec Multiple Products SPBBCDrv Driver Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 24677 - Symantec Products Hooked Functions Denial of Service, Not Critical
OSVDB: 34692 - Symantec Norton Personal Firewall SPBBCDrv.sys Hooked SSDT Functions Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1017837
Vulnerability Center: 20211 - Symantec Multiple Products SPBBCDrv.sys Local DoS or Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1192

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 08/21/2019 18:50
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (78), 08/21/2019 18:50 (1)
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