Symantec AntiVirus up to 10.2 AMSLIB.dll AMSSendAlertAct memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Symantec AntiVirus. This issue affects the function AMSSendAlertAct in the library AMSLIB.dll. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2010-0110. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec AntiVirus (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function AMSSendAlertAct in the library AMSLIB.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Intel Alert Management System (aka AMS or AMS2), as used in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition (SAVCE) 10.x before 10.1 MR10, Symantec System Center (SSC) 10.x, and Symantec Quarantine Server 3.5 and 3.6, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long string to msgsys.exe, related to the AMSSendAlertAct function in AMSLIB.dll in the Intel Alert Handler service (aka Symantec Intel Handler service); a long (2) modem string or (3) PIN number to msgsys.exe, related to pagehndl.dll in the Intel Alert Handler service; or (4) a message to msgsys.exe, related to iao.exe in the Intel Alert Originator service.

The weakness was disclosed 01/27/2011 by Junaid Bohio (TippingPoint) with ZDI (Website). The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0110 since 12/31/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51813 (Symantec Alert Management System 2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM11-002, SYM11-003)), 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 10.1 MR10 eliminates this vulnerability.It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling tcp/38292. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9423. The filter is assigned to the category Vulnerabilities.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (64940), Tenable (51813), SecurityFocus (BID 45936†), Secunia (SA43099†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1024996†). The entries VDB-4276, VDB-4275, VDB-4273 and VDB-4274 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 51813
Nessus Name: Symantec Alert Management System 2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM11-002, SYM11-003)
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OpenVAS ID: 801835
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Intel Alert Management System Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Saint ID: exploit_info/symantec_ams_modem
Saint Name: Symantec Alert Management System Intel Alert Handler modem string buffer overflow

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AntiVirus 10.1 MR10
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12/31/2009 🔍
01/26/2011 +391 days 🔍
01/27/2011 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Researcher: Junaid Bohio (TippingPoint)
Organization: ZDI
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0110 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0110
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4272

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X-Force: 64940
SecurityFocus: 45936 - Symantec Intel Alert Management System (CVE-2010-0110) Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 43099 - Symantec Products Intel Alert Management System Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1024996
Vupen: ADV-2011-0234

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/15/2011 10:04
Updated: 03/18/2021 17:42
Changes: 02/15/2011 10:04 (99), 04/28/2019 10:23 (2), 03/18/2021 17:42 (3)
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