Symantec Encryption Management Server up to 3.3.2 MP11 LDAP Service memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Symantec Encryption Management Server up to 3.3.2 MP11. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component LDAP Service. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-8149. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Symantec Encryption Management Server up to 3.3.2 MP11. Affected is an unknown function of the component LDAP Service. 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:

The LDAP service in Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) 3.3.2 before MP12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and service outage) via crafted requests.

The weakness was presented 02/18/2016 by Rory McNamara (DiGiT) (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-8149 since 11/13/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88903 (Symantec Encryption Management Server 3.3.2 < 3.3.2 MP12 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM16-002)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

Applying the patch 3.3.2 MP12 is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (110830), Tenable (88903), SecurityFocus (BID 83270†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57611†). See VDB-81017, VDB-81019 and VDB-81020 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 88903
Nessus Name: Symantec Encryption Management Server 3.3.2 < 3.3.2 MP12 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM16-002)
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OpenVAS ID: 801798
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Encryption Management Server Server Multiple Security Issues
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Patch: 3.3.2 MP12

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Rory McNamara (DiGiT)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81018
X-Force: 110830 - Symantec Encryption Management Server LDAP service denial of service
SecurityFocus: 83270 - Symantec Encryption Management Server CVE-2015-8149 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035063
Vulnerability Center: 57611 - Symantec Encryption Management Server 3.3.2 before MP12 Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2016 09:29
Updated: 07/08/2022 08:54
Changes: 02/19/2016 09:29 (72), 02/02/2019 11:15 (13), 07/08/2022 08:54 (3)
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