===================================================================== CERT-Renater Note d'Information No. 2011/VULN068 _____________________________________________________________________ DATE : 28/01/2011 HARDWARE PLATFORM(S) : / OPERATING SYSTEM(S) : Systems running Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition Server version 10.x, Symantec System Center version 10.x, Symantec Quarantine Server version 3.5, 3.6. ====================================================================== http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110126_00 ______________________________________________________________________ Security Advisories Relating to Symantec Products - Symantec Intel Alert Management System Multiple Code Execution Issues SYM11- 002 January 26, 2011 Revision History None Severity High CVSS2 Base Score: 7.9 Impact 10.0 Exploitability 5.5 CVSS 2 Base Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Exploit Publicly Available: proof of concept Overview Symantec was notified of multiple instances of failure to properly handle user input in the Third Party Intel Alert Management System(AMS2) which could result in arbitrary code execution. Affected Product(s) Product Version Solution Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition Server 10.x Upgrade to SAVCE 10.1 MR10 Symantec System Center 10.x Upgrade to SSC from SAVCE 10.1 MR10 Symantec Quarantine Server 3.6 Upgrade to Quarantine Server from SEP 11.0 MR3 or later Symantec Quarantine Server 3.5 Upgrade to Quarantine Server from SAVCE 10.1 MR10 Details The Intel Alert Management System (AMS2) is used in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition Server (SAVCE), Symantec System Center (SSC), and Symantec Quarantine Server. AMS2 listens on TCP Port 38292 and allows SAVCE Administrators to send messages(i.e. email) if a user-specified event occurs. Symantec was notified of multiple vulnerabilities in AMS2. It is possible to send specially-crafted packets to the targeted server, causing a buffer overflow or allowing arbitrary commands to run, potentially executing arbitrary code. The successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in a possible compromise of the affected products. AMS2 has not been included in a default install of SAVCE Server or SSC since version 10.0. AMS2 was included in the default install of Quarantine Server prior to SEP 11.0 MR3. Symantec Response Symantec engineers verified these issues and released an update to address them. Symantec customers should update to the latest maintenance release available through normal update procedures. Symantec knows of no exploitation of or adverse customer impact from this issue. Mitigations Symantec recommends upgrading any vulnerable versions of SAVCE Server or Symantec System Center to SAVCE 10.1 MR10. Vulnerable versions of Quarantine Server 3.5 should be upgraded to SAVCE 10.1 MR10. Vulnerable versions of Quarantine Server 3.6 should be upgraded to SEP 11.0 MR3 or later. SEP users running a version of Quarantine Server from SEP 11.x later than MR2 are not vulnerable. Reporting has replaced AMS2 as the recommended method of alerting. Symantec recommends that customers who are still using AMS2 switch to Reporting to manage alerts in their environments. If the customer is unable to switch to Reporting immediately or upgrade to a non-vulnerable version then Symantec recommends that the customer either disable AMS2 as a temporary mitigation or completely uninstall AMS2. As an additional mitigation, Symantec recommends blocking port 38292 in the corporate environment. This will effectively disable the alert service from sending or receiving messages. Best Practices As part of normal best practices, Symantec strongly recommends: * Restrict access to administration or management systems to privileged users. * Restrict remote access, if required, to trusted/authorized systems only. * Run under the principle of least privilege where possible to limit the impact of exploit by threats. * Keep all operating systems and applications updated with the latest vendor patches. * Follow a multi-layered approach to security. Run both firewall and anti-malware applications, at a minimum, to provide multiple points of detection and protection to both inbound and outbound threats. * Deploy network and host-based intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for signs of anomalous or suspicious activity. This may aid in detection of attacks or malicious activity related to exploitation of latent vulnerabilities. Credit Symantec would like to thank the finders of these issues: Junaid Bohio of Vulnerability Research Team, Telus Security Labs An anonymous finder through Tippingpoints Zero Day Initiative(ZDI) Nahuel Riva of Core Security Technologies BID: SecurityFocus (http://www.securityfocus.com) has assigned Bugtraq ID(BID) 45936 to these vulnerabilities. CVE: These issues are candidates for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) list (http://cve.mitre.org), which standardizes names for security problems. CVE-2010-0110 has been assigned to these vulnerabilities Symantec takes the security and proper functionality of our products very seriously. As founding members of the Organization for Internet Safety (OISafety), Symantec supports and follows responsible disclosure guidelines. Please contact secure@symantec.com if you feel you have discovered a security issue in a Symantec product. A member of the Symantec Product Security team will contact you regarding your submission to coordinate any required response. Symantec strongly recommends using encrypted email for reporting vulnerability information to secure@symantec.com. The Symantec Product Security PGP key can be found at the location below. Symantec has developed a Product Vulnerability Response document outlining the process we follow in addressing suspected vulnerabilities in our products. This document is available below. Copyright (c) by Symantec Corp. Permission to redistribute this alert electronically is granted as long as it is not edited in any way unless authorized by Symantec Product Security. Reprinting the whole or part of this alert in any medium other than electronically requires permission from secure@symantec.com Disclaimer The information in the advisory is believed to be accurate at the time of publishing based on currently available information. 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