Symantec Norton Antivirus prior 1.0.197.0 critical Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Norton Antivirus. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation of the argument critical causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-3021. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Norton Antivirus (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument critical with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Symantec Reporting Server 1.0.197.0, and other versions before 1.0.224.0, as used in Symantec Client Security 3.1 and later, and Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition (SAV CE) 10.1 and later, does not initialize a critical variable, which allows attackers to create arbitrary executable files via unknown manipulations of a file that is created during data export.

The bug was discovered 06/05/2007. The weakness was published 06/05/2007 by Ertunga Arsal (Website). The advisory is shared at symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-3021 since 06/04/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25458 (Symantec Reporting Server < 1.0.224.0 Multiple 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 1.0.197.0 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 (34744), Tenable (25458), SecurityFocus (BID 24313†), OSVDB (36109†) and Secunia (SA25543†). Similar entries are available at VDB-37167 and VDB-37106. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 25458
Nessus Name: Symantec Reporting Server < 1.0.224.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Norton Antivirus 1.0.197.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Researcher: Ertunga Arsal
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-3021 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3021
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37105
X-Force: 34744
SecurityFocus: 24313 - Symantec System Center Reporting Server Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 25543
OSVDB: 36109 - Symantec Multiple Products Reporting Server Data Export Arbitrary File Creation
SecurityTracker: 1018196
Vulnerability Center: 15343 - Symantec Reporting Server Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker Code Execution, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-2074

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/20/2019 16:16
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (71), 07/20/2019 16:16 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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