Symantec Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine up to 4.3.16.38 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine up to 4.3.16.38. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Scan Engine. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-0308. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine up to 4.3.16.38 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Scan Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Symantec Decomposer, as used in certain Symantec antivirus products including Symantec Scan Engine 5.1.2 and other versions before 5.1.6.31, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a malformed RAR file to the Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) port (1344/tcp).

The bug was discovered 02/26/2008. The weakness was shared 02/28/2008 by iDefense Labs with iDEFENSE Labs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0308 since 01/16/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31858 (Symantec Decomposer Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM08-006)), 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 4.3.16.39 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 (40870), Tenable (31858), SecurityFocus (BID 27911†), OSVDB (42331†) and Secunia (SA29140†). The entry VDB-41265 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 31858
Nessus Name: Symantec Decomposer Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM08-006)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine 4.3.16.39

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0308 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0308
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41264

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X-Force: 40870
SecurityFocus: 27911 - Symantec Decomposer Resource Consumption Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 29140
OSVDB: 42331 - Symantec - Decomposer - Resource Consumption Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019503
Vulnerability Center: 17790 - Symantec Decomposer Allows Remote Attackers to Cause DoS via Crafted RAR File in ICAP Port, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0680

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/06/2019 11:01
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (72), 08/06/2019 11:01 (12)
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