Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1.6 MP4 RAR Decompression memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1.6 MP4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component RAR Decompression. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5310. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 12.1.6 MP4 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component RAR Decompression. The manipulation with an unknown input 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 09/19/2016. The weakness was shared 09/19/2016 by Tavis Ormandy with Google Project Zero as SYM16-015 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5310 since 06/06/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit 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 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 92866†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036847†). The entries VDB-91698, VDB-91700, VDB-91701 and VDB-91702 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Access: Public
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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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Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM16-015
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5310 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5310
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91699

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SecurityFocus: 92866 - Multiple Symantec Products CVE-2016-5310 RAR decompression Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036847

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

Created: 09/20/2016 14:48
Updated: 01/06/2025 21:47
Changes: 09/20/2016 14:48 (75), 07/07/2019 16:20 (19), 09/19/2022 09:09 (4), 01/06/2025 21:47 (14)
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