Symantec Client Security Internet E-mail Auto-Protect Stack Overflow Vulnerability

BID:24802

Info

Symantec Client Security Internet E-mail Auto-Protect Stack Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 24802
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-3771
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jul 11 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:37PM
Credit: Jordi Corrales is credited with discovering this issue.
Vulnerable: Symantec Client Security 3.0.2 .2021
Symantec Client Security 3.0.2 .2020
Symantec Client Security 3.0.2 .2011
Symantec Client Security 3.0.2 .2010
Symantec Client Security 3.0.2 .2002
Symantec Client Security 3.0.2 .2001
Symantec Client Security 3.0.2 .2000
Symantec Client Security 3.0
Symantec Client Security 2.0.5 build 1100
Symantec Client Security 2.0.4 MR4 build 1000
Symantec Client Security 2.0.4
Symantec Client Security 2.0.3 MR3 b9.0.3.1000
Symantec Client Security 2.0.2 MR2 b9.0.2.1000
Symantec Client Security 2.0.1 MR1 b9.0.1.1000
Symantec Client Security 2.0 STM build 9.0.0.338
Symantec Client Security 2.0 (SCF 7.1)
Symantec Client Security 2.0
Symantec Client Security 3.0.1.1008
Symantec Client Security 3.0.1.1007
Symantec Client Security 3.0.1.1001
Symantec Client Security 3.0.1.1000
Symantec Client Security 3.0.0.359
Not Vulnerable: Symantec Client Security 2.0.6 MR6
Symantec Client Security 3.1

Discussion

Symantec Client Security Internet E-mail Auto-Protect Stack Overflow Vulnerability

Symantec Client Security is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability. This issue occurs because the application fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized memory buffer.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions.

Exploit / POC

Symantec Client Security Internet E-mail Auto-Protect Stack Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Symantec Client Security Internet E-mail Auto-Protect Stack Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Symantec released an advisory and fixes to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

Symantec Client Security Internet E-mail Auto-Protect Stack Overflow Vulnerability

References:

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