Symantec Mail Security 10.4 Spreadsheet wkssr.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Symantec Mail Security 10.4 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function in the library wkssr.dll of the component Spreadsheet. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0131. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Symantec Mail Security 10.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part in the library wkssr.dll of the component Spreadsheet. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SpreadSheet Lotus 123 reader (wkssr.dll), as used in Autonomy KeyView 10.4 and 10.9, Symantec Mail Security, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to floating point conversion in unknown record types.

The weakness was shared 08/17/2010 by Carsten Eiram with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-0131. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/23/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47899 (Autonomy KeyView Filter Module Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (Lotus Notes)), 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 118572 (Symantec Products Autonomy KeyView Filter Multiple Vulnerabilities).

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 Tenable (47899), SecurityFocus (BID 41928†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26655†). The entries VDB-54384, VDB-54383, VDB-54382 and VDB-54381 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 47899
Nessus Name: Autonomy KeyView Filter Module Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (Lotus Notes)
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01/04/2010 🔍
07/27/2010 +204 days 🔍
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08/17/2010 +15 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1675 days 🔍
09/23/2021 +2380 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-0131 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0131
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54379
SecurityFocus: 41928 - Autonomy KeyView Filter Module Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 26655 - Autonomy KeyView 10.4 and 10.9 Spreadsheet Lotus 123 Reader Stack-Based Buffer Overflow, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/23/2021 08:12
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (55), 03/01/2017 17:44 (10), 09/23/2021 08:07 (3), 09/23/2021 08:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:141:103

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