42360 : Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers (BEWS) PVATLCalendar.PVCalendar.1 ActiveX (pvcalendar.ocx) Save() Method Arbitrary File Manipulation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2008-02-29

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2007-6017" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : The PVATLCalendar.PVCalendar.1 ActiveX control in pvcalendar.ocx in the scheduler component in the Media Server in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server (BEWS) 11d 11.0.6235 and 11.0.7170, and 12.0 12.0.1364, exposes the unsafe Save method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash), or create or overwrite arbitrary files, via string values of the (1) _DOWText0, (2) _DOWText1, (3) _DOWText2, (4) _DOWText3, (5) _DOWText4, (6) _DOWText5, (7) _DOWText6, (8) _MonthText0, (9) _MonthText1, (10) _MonthText2, (11) _MonthText3, (12) _MonthText4, (13) _MonthText5, (14) _MonthText6, (15) _MonthText7, (16) _MonthText8, (17) _MonthText9, (18) _MonthText10, and (19) _MonthText11 properties. NOTE: the vendor states "Authenticated user involvement required," but authentication is not needed to attack a client machine that loads this control.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1019525
CVE ID: 2007-6017 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 27885 32026
Bugtraq ID: 28008
Related OSVDB ID: 42358
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2008-0718 ADV-2008-2672
Other Advisory URL: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-101/
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.09.24a.html
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/308669.htm
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.28.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/300471.htm
http://support.veritas.com/docs/300471
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.29.html

Tools & Filters

	31351

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-02-29 | Disagree?

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