Symantec BackupExec System Recovery up to 6.51 Service Manager memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Symantec BackupExec System Recovery up to 6.51. Affected is an unknown function of the component Service Manager. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-2359. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Symantec BackupExec System Recovery up to 6.51 (Backup Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Service Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Ghost Service Manager, as used in Symantec Norton Ghost, Norton Save & Recovery, LiveState Recovery, and BackupExec System Recovery before 20070426, allows local users to gain privileges via a long string.

The weakness was disclosed 04/30/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-2359 since 04/30/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 6.52 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33931), SecurityFocus (BID 23654†), Secunia (SA25013†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017971†). The entries VDB-36499 and VDB-36498 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Backup Software

Vendor

• Symantec

Name

• BackupExec System Recovery

Version

• 6.0
• 6.1
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.4
• 6.5
• 6.6
• 6.7
• 6.8
• 6.9
• 6.10
• 6.11
• 6.12
• 6.13
• 6.14
• 6.15
• 6.16
• 6.17
• 6.18
• 6.19
• 6.20
• 6.21
• 6.22
• 6.23
• 6.24
• 6.25
• 6.26
• 6.27
• 6.28
• 6.29
• 6.30
• 6.31
• 6.32
• 6.33
• 6.34
• 6.35
• 6.36
• 6.37
• 6.38
• 6.39
• 6.40
• 6.41
• 6.42
• 6.43
• 6.44
• 6.45
• 6.46
• 6.47
• 6.48
• 6.49
• 6.50
• 6.51

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.symantec.com/

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Temp Score: 8.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: BackupExec System Recovery 6.52

Timelineinfo

04/26/2007 🔍
04/26/2007 +0 days 🔍
04/27/2007 +1 days 🔍
04/30/2007 +3 days 🔍
04/30/2007 +0 days 🔍
04/30/2007 +0 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2874 days 🔍
10/17/2017 +949 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2359 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2359
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36497
X-Force: 33931 - Multiple Symantec backup unspecified buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 23654 - Symantec Multiple Products Local Buffer Overflow and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25013 - Symantec Products Information Disclosure and Buffer Overflow, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1017971 - Symantec BackupExec System Recovery Discloses Passwords to Local Users and Lets Local Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vupen: ADV-2007-1552

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 10/17/2017 08:49
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (66), 10/17/2017 08:49 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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