Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus EE System Account Lockout Vulnerability

BID:8448

Info

Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus EE System Account Lockout Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 8448
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 28 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 28 2003 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Geoff Vass.
Vulnerable: Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus EE 7.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus EE System Account Lockout Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been reported in Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus EE. Under some circumstances, access to system resources such as system accounts and system processes for authentication may be restricted when the Realtime Monitor detects a virus, causing the NT Local System account to be quarantined.

The condition is likely to occur when the software is deployed with the e-mail add-on for Exchange. When files are scanned, they will first be saved to the local system and subsequently detected by the Realtime Monitor. eTrust will proceed to scan and clean the file, but the Realtime Monitor has already flagged it as malicious and quarantined the system account. This condition will persist until the quarantine expires.

Exploit / POC

Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus EE System Account Lockout Vulnerability

There is no exploit required.

Solution / Fix

Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus EE System Account Lockout Vulnerability

Solution:
Computer Associates has released a patch on their eSupport website. This patch is available to customers with a support contract.


Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus EE 7.0

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Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus EE System Account Lockout Vulnerability

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