VDB-82017 · OSVDB 6102 · Snort 14777

Symantec Firewall DNS Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Firewall. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component DNS Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. No exploit exists. It is suggested to use restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Symantec Firewall (Firewall Software) (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component DNS Kernel. 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.

The bug was discovered 04/19/2004. The weakness was disclosed 05/12/2004 by Barnaby Jack and Karl Lynn (Website). The advisory is shared at securityresponse.symantec.com. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 23 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling . A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 14777.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (6102†). The entry VDB-82016 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Snort ID: 14777

Timelineinfo

04/19/2004 🔍
05/12/2004 +23 days 🔍
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05/12/2004 +0 days 🔍
04/11/2016 +4351 days 🔍
10/02/2018 +904 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityresponse.symantec.com
Researcher: Barnaby Jack, Karl Lynn
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82017
OSVDB: 6102 - Symantec Multiple Firewall Remote DNS KERNEL Overflow

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2016 19:48
Updated: 10/02/2018 08:58
Changes: 04/11/2016 19:48 (43), 10/02/2018 08:58 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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