23.29.57 [PT-2009-05] CA Internet Security Suite Denial of Service Vulnerability | |
| ------------------------------ (PT-2009-05) Positive Technologies Security Advisory CA Internet Security Suite Denial of Service Vulnerability ------------------------------ ---[ Affected Software ] CA Internet Security Suite r3 Internet Security Suite r4 prior to 9.0.0.184 Internet Security Suite r5 prior to 10.0.0.217 Product Link: http://shop.ca.com/malware/ ---[ Severity Rating ] Severity: Medium Impact: Denial of Service Attack Vector: Local CVSS v2: Base Score: 4.9 Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) CVE: CVE-2009-0682 ---[ Vulnerability Description ] Positive Technologies Research Team has discovered a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in CA Internet Security Suite. The IOCTL handler in vetmonnt.sys does not properly validate buffer data associated with the Irp object, which allows local users to crash the system. --[ Solution ] Install latest versions of Internet Security Suite through automatic update functionality. CA Internet Security Suite r3 - upgrade to Internet Security Suite r5 and apply the latest updates CA Internet Security Suite r4 - update your software to version 9.0.0.184 CA Internet Security Suite r5 - update your software to version 10.0.0.217 --[ Disclosure Timeline ] 02/04/2009 - Vendor notified 02/04/2009 - Vendor response 02/04/2009 - Details sent 08/18/2009 - Vendor releases fixed version and details 08/25/2009 - Public disclosure ---[ Credits ] This vulnerability was discovered by Nikita Tarakanov, Positive Technologies Research Team. ---[ References ] http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/ http://www.ptsecurity.ru/ Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Positive Technologies Research Team: http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/ http://www.ptsecurity.ru/ ---[ About Positive Technologies ] Positive Technologies www.ptsecurity.com is among the key players in the IT security market in Russia. The principal activities of the company include the development of integrated tools for information security monitoring (MaxPatrol); providing IT security consulting services and technical support; the development of the Securitylab en.securitylab.ru leading Russian information security portal. Among the clients of Positive Technologies there are more than 40 state enterprises, more than 50 banks and financial organizations, 20 telecommunication companies, more than 40 plant facilities, as well as IT, service and retail companies from Russia, CIS countries, Baltic States, China, Ecuador, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Iran, Israel, Japan, Mexico, South African Republic, Thailand, Turkey and USA. Positive Technologies is a team of highly skilled developers, advisers and experts with years of vast hands-on experience. The company specialists possess professional titles and certificates; they are the members of various international societies and are actively involved in the IT security field development. | |
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