Symantec Endpoint Protection up to <=14.3 RU5 on Windows Client IDS Driver PE File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Symantec Endpoint Protection on Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Client IDS Driver. Executing a manipulation as part of PE File can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-5308. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection on Windows (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Client IDS Driver. The manipulation as part of a PE File 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 availability.

The bug was discovered 07/07/2016. The weakness was presented 07/07/2016 by Piotr Bania with Cisco Talos as SYM16-013 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at symantec.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5308 since 06/06/2016. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

Symantec was notified of a system crash, Denial of Service (DoS) in the CIDS engine driver when interacting with a specifically-crafted portable-executable (PE) files. A malicious individual would first need to entice an authorized user to download a malformed PE file either through opening an email attachment, downloading a malicious document or application or by enticing the user to visit a web site where a malicious file could be downloaded to their system. Once downloaded, the malicious file must be manipulated on the targeted system hard drive to interact with the vulnerable CIDS engine. Sufficiently malformed, the code would execute at the kernel-level with system privileges causing memory corruption resulting in a system crash.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370082 (Symantec Client IDS Driver PE File Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Symantec Products.).

Upgrading to version CIDS 15.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 91608†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036265†). See VDB-88829 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Endpoint Protection CIDS 15.0.6

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM16-013
Researcher: Piotr Bania
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5308 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5308
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88828

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SecurityFocus: 91608 - Symantec Endpoint Security and Norton Security CVE-2016-5308 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036265

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2016 16:41
Updated: 09/27/2024 02:06
Changes: 07/10/2016 16:41 (78), 07/07/2019 15:13 (3), 09/01/2022 08:20 (4), 09/27/2024 02:06 (17)
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