6099 : Symantec Multiple Firewall NBNS Response Processing Overflow
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Timeline
Discovery Date Vendor Informed Date Disclosure Date Vendor Solution Date
2004-04-19 2004-04-19 2004-05-12 2004-05-12
Time to Patch
23 days

Keywords

 SYM04-008

Description

 A remote overflow exists in Symantec Norton Personal Firewall. The product fails to check bounds in the main NBNS processing routine and can be overflowed via overwritten index variable. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can execute arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Rumored
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Security Software

Solution

 Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Symantec has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Customers can obtain the update via the LiveUpdate utility:

1. Open any installed Symantec product
2. Click on LiveUpdate in the toolbar
3. Run LiveUpdate until Symantec LiveUpdate indicated that all installed Symantec products are up-to-date

Products
Symantec Corporation
Watch-list
Norton Internet Security
Watch-list
 2002
2003
2004
Norton Personal Firewall
Watch-list
 2002
2003
2004
Client Firewall
Watch-list
 5.0.1
5.1.1
Client Security
Watch-list
 1.0
1.1
2.0(SCF 7.1)
Norton AntiSpam
Watch-list
 2004
Norton Internet Security Professional
Watch-list
 2002
2003
2004

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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