Home / vulnerabilities Secunia Security Advisory 49221
Posted on 24 May 2012
Source : packetstormsecurity.org Link
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Become a PSI 3.0 beta tester!
Test-drive the new beta version and tell us what you think about its extended automatic update function and significantly enhanced user-interface.
Download it here!
http://secunia.com/psi_30_beta_launch
----------------------------------------------------------------------
TITLE:
Symantec Endpoint Protection Denial of Service Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA49221
VERIFY ADVISORY:
Secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/49221/
Customer Area (Credentials Required)
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=49221
RELEASE DATE:
2012-05-23
DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/49221/#comments
AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA:
* Last Update
* Popularity
* Comments
* Criticality Level
* Impact
* Where
* Solution Status
* Operating System / Software
* CVE Reference(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49221/
ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA:
* Authentication Level
* Report Reliability
* Secunia PoC
* Secunia Analysis
* Systems Affected
* Approve Distribution
* Remediation Status
* Secunia CVSS Score
* CVSS
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=49221
ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI:
* AUTOMATED SCANNING
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Symantec Endpoint Protection,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error when handling scans and
can be exploited to cause the host to stop responding, potentially
cause excessive resource consumption, and crash the server.
Note: This vulnerability only affects applications running with
Network Threat Protection module on Windows Server 2003 SP2 and
prior.
Please see the vendor's advisory for a list of affected versions.
SOLUTION:
Update to version 11.0 RU7 MP2.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Greg Johnson of Clear Skies Security via CERT/CC.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SYM12-007:
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120522_00
OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/
DEEP LINKS:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/
EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/
EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/
EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/
----------------------------------------------------------------------
About:
This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help
private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest
vulnerabilities.
Subscribe:
http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/
Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.)
http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/
Please Note:
Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by
clicking the link.
Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories.
Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only
use those supplied by the vendor.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
