Symantec Mail Security up to 5.0.0 filter-hub.exe denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Mail Security up to 5.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function in the library libdayzero.dll of the file filter-hub.exe. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-1792. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Mail Security up to 5.0.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function in the library libdayzero.dll of the file filter-hub.exe. 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:

libdayzero.dll in the Filter Hub Service (filter-hub.exe) in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP before 5.0.1 Patch 181 and Mail Security Appliance before 5.0.0-36 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted executable attachment in an e-mail, involving the detection of "PE-Shield v0.2" and "ASPack v1.00-1.08.02".

The bug was discovered 06/26/2007. The weakness was disclosed 06/26/2007 by Dyon Balding (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityresponse.symantec.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-1792 since 04/02/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25663 (Symantec Mail Security for SMTP libdayzero.dll Executable Parsing 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 to version 5.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35105), Tenable (25663), SecurityFocus (BID 24625†), OSVDB (36110†) and Secunia (SA24632†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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: 25663
Nessus Name: Symantec Mail Security for SMTP libdayzero.dll Executable Parsing DoS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mail Security 5.0.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityresponse.symantec.com
Researcher: Dyon Balding
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-1792 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1792
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37527
X-Force: 35105
SecurityFocus: 24625 - Symantec Mail Security For SMTP Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 24632
OSVDB: 36110 - Symantec Mail Security Filter Hub Service (filter-hub.exe) libdayzero.dll Attachment Handling DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018301
Vulnerability Center: 15541 - Symantec Mail Security for SMTP Remote Denial of Service via Crafted Executable Attachment, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-2335

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/21/2019 12:46
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (80), 07/21/2019 12:46 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:550:103

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