Symantec System Works up to 2006 ActiveX Control symadata.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec System Works up to 2006. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library symadata.dll of the component ActiveX Control. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0313. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec System Works up to 2006. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing in the library symadata.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The ActiveDataInfo.LaunchProcess method in the SymAData.ActiveDataInfo.1 ActiveX control 2.7.0.1 in SYMADATA.DLL in multiple Symantec Norton products including Norton 360 1.0, AntiVirus 2006 through 2008, Internet Security 2006 through 2008, and System Works 2006 through 2008, does not properly determine the location of the AutoFix Tool, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a remote (1) WebDAV or (2) SMB share.

The bug was discovered 04/02/2008. The weakness was released 04/08/2008 with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0313 since 01/16/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/08/2019).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41631), SecurityFocus (BID 28509†), OSVDB (44034†), Secunia (SA29660†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019751†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-41865. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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08/08/2019 +1606 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0313 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0313
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41866
X-Force: 41631
SecurityFocus: 28509 - Symantec AutoFix Tool ActiveX Control Remote Share 'launchProcess()' Insecure Method Vulnerability
Secunia: 29660
OSVDB: 44034 - Symantec - AutoFix Tool - ActiveX Control Remote Share 'launchProcess()' Insecure Method Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019751
Vulnerability Center: 18084 - Symantec AutoFix Support Tool ActiveX Allows Remote Loading of Arbitrary Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1077

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/08/2019 07:14
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (60), 08/08/2019 07:14 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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