Symantec Client Security up to 3.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Symantec Client Security up to 3.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0106. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Client Security up to 3.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The on-demand scanning in Symantec AntiVirus 10.0.x and 10.1.x before MR9, AntiVirus 10.2.x, and Client Security 3.0.x and 3.1.x before MR9, when Tamper protection is disabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (prevention of on-demand scanning) via "specific events" that prevent the user from having read access to unspecified resources.

The weakness was shared 02/17/2010 by Jeffrey Walton (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0106 since 12/31/2009. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 69956 (Symantec AntiVirus Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM10-002 / SYM10-003 / SYM10-004)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116927 (Symantec Antivirus Scan Evasion Vulnerability (SYM10-002)).

Upgrading to version 3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56354), Tenable (69956), SecurityFocus (BID 38219†), OSVDB (62414†) and Secunia (SA38653†). The entries VDB-51944 and VDB-51900 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 69956
Nessus Name: Symantec AntiVirus Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM10-002 / SYM10-003 / SYM10-004)
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OpenVAS ID: 902124
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Scan Bypass Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Client Security 3.1

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03/01/2010 +10 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Jeffrey Walton
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0106 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0106
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51899

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X-Force: 56354
SecurityFocus: 38219 - Symantec AntiVirus Scan Evasion Vulnerability
Secunia: 38653 - Symantec Products Scanning Bypass Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 62414 - Symantec Multiple Products On-demand Scanning Unspecified Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1023621 - Symantec AntiVirus Event Management Flaw Lets Remote Users Bypass On-Demand Scanning
Vulnerability Center: 24935 - Symantec Antivirus and Endpoint Protection 10.0 - 10.1 MR9 Remote Scan Evasion and DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-0410

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 05/01/2026 00:58
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (67), 02/21/2017 17:20 (19), 09/02/2021 14:50 (3), 02/02/2025 00:30 (16), 05/01/2026 00:58 (1)
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