Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1.6 MP4 RAR Decompression out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1.6 MP4. This affects an unknown part of the component RAR Decompression. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5309. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1.6 MP4 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component RAR Decompression. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2016. The weakness was presented 09/19/2016 by Tavis Ormandy with Google Project Zero as SYM16-015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at symantec.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-5309 since 06/06/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93655 (Symantec Protection Engine 7.0.x < 7.0.5 HF02 / 7.5.x < 7.5.5 HF01 / 7.8.x < 7.8.0 HF03 Multiple DoS (SYM16-015) (Linux)), 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 l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370140 (Symantec Multiple Products Decomposer Engine RAR Decompression Denial Of Service and Memory Corruption Vulnerability (SYM16-015 )).

Upgrading to version 12.1.6 MP5 or 12.1.6 MP6 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 Exploit-DB (40405), Tenable (93655), SecurityFocus (BID 92868†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036847†). See VDB-91699, VDB-91700, VDB-91701 and VDB-91702 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 93655
Nessus Name: Symantec Protection Engine 7.0.x < 7.0.5 HF02 / 7.5.x < 7.5.5 HF01 / 7.8.x < 7.8.0 HF03 Multiple DoS (SYM16-015) (Linux)
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OpenVAS ID: 800609
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition RAR File Parser DoS Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Endpoint Protection 12.1.6 MP5/12.1.6 MP6

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06/06/2016 🔍
09/19/2016 +105 days 🔍
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04/14/2017 +204 days 🔍
01/11/2025 +2829 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM16-015
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5309 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5309
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91698

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SecurityFocus: 92868 - Multiple Symantec Products CVE-2016-5309 RAR Decompression Denial Of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036847

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

Created: 09/20/2016 14:48
Updated: 01/11/2025 14:54
Changes: 09/20/2016 14:48 (74), 07/07/2019 16:21 (19), 09/19/2022 09:06 (4), 01/11/2025 14:54 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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