Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1.6 MP4 ZIP Archive input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1.6 MP4. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component ZIP Archive Handler. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-3646. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1.6 MP4 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component ZIP Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability.

The bug was discovered 06/28/2016. The weakness was presented 06/28/2016 by Tavis Ormandy with Google as SYM16-010 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3646 since 03/23/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91895 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Client 12.1.x < 12.1 RU6 MP5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM16-010)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370074 (Symantec Multiple Products Decomposer Engine Multiple File Parsing Vulnerabilities (SYM16-010)).

Applying the patch 12.1 RU6 MP5 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 Exploit-DB (40036), Tenable (91895), SecurityFocus (BID 91435†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036198†). symantec.com is providing further details. See VDB-88397, VDB-88398, VDB-88399 and VDB-88400 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Symantec Advanced Threat Protection
  • Symantec Critical System Protection
  • Symantec CSAPI
  • Symantec Data Center Server
  • Symantec Email Security Server .Cloud
  • Symantec Embedded Systems Critical System Protection
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection for Linux
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection for Mac
  • Symantec Mail Security for Domino
  • Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange
  • Symantec Message Gateway
  • Symantec Message Gateway for Service Providers
  • Symantec Norton 360
  • Symantec Norton AntiVirus
  • Symantec Norton Security
  • Symantec Protection Engine
  • Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers
  • Symantec Web Gateway
  • Symantec Web Security .Cloud

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 91895
Nessus Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Client 12.1.x < 12.1 RU6 MP5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM16-010)
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OpenVAS ID: 900306
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Messaging Gateway Decomposer Engine Multiple Parsing Vulnerabilities)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 12.1 RU6 MP5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM16-010
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3646 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3646
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88403

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SecurityFocus: 91435 - Multiple Symantec Products CVE-2016 -3646 ZIP Decompression Denial Of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036198

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2016 11:59
Updated: 01/06/2025 05:23
Changes: 06/30/2016 11:59 (87), 07/07/2019 15:00 (8), 08/25/2022 14:41 (4), 01/06/2025 05:23 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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