Symantec Veritas Backup Exec 10.0 Subsystem heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec 10.0. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Subsystem. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2007-3509. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec 10.0 (Backup Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the RPC subsystem in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers 10.0, 10d, and 11d allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process exit) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted ncacn_ip_tcp requests.

The bug was discovered 07/11/2007. The weakness was shared 07/11/2007 with iDEFENSE as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-3509 since 07/02/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25707 (Symantec Backup Exec for Windows RPC Crafted ncacn_ip_tcp Request Remote Overflow), 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 r.

A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35340), Tenable (25707), SecurityFocus (BID 23897†), OSVDB (36111†) and Secunia (SA26032†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 25707
Nessus Name: Symantec Backup Exec for Windows RPC Crafted ncacn_ip_tcp Request Remote Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-3509 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3509
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37779
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X-Force: 35340
SecurityFocus: 23897 - Symantec Veritas Backup Exec for Windows Server RPC Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 26032
OSVDB: 36111 - Symantec Backup Exec for Windows RPC Crafted ncacn_ip_tcp Request Remote Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1018366
Vulnerability Center: 15661 - Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers RPC Subsystem Allows Remote DoS and Code Execution, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-2505

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 11/27/2024 07:24
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (79), 07/22/2019 12:14 (1), 11/27/2024 07:24 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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