6249 : Symantec Norton AntiSpam 2004 SymSpamHelper ActiveX (symspam.dll) LaunchCustomRuleWizard Method Overflow
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
13	769	over 8 years ago	about 1 year ago	9 times	90%

Timeline

Discovery Date	Disclosure Date
2004-03-04	2004-03-19

Keywords

NISR19042004a

Description

A remote overflow exists in Symantec Norton AntiSpam. The SymSpamHelper Class (symspam.dll) ActiveX component fails to perform proper bounds checking resulting in a buffer overflow. By supplying an overly long string to the LaunchCustomRuleWizard method, a remote attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Security Software

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Symantec has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Symantec Corporation

Norton AntiSpam

2004

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 11169
ISS X-Force ID: 15536
CVE ID: 2004-0363 (see also: NVD)
CERT VU: 344718
Metasploit ID: 6249
Related OSVDB ID: 6250
Bugtraq ID: 9916
Mail List Post: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107970870606638&w=2
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107980262324362&w=2
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2004.03.19.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/antispam.txt
Generic Exploit URL: http://www.saintcorporation.com/cgi-bin/exploit_info/norton_antispam_symspam_rulewizard
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/security/Content/2004.03.19.html
Vendor URL: http://www.symantec.com/smallbiz/nas/
Keyword: NISR19042004a

Tools & Filters

Snort	2485

Credit

Mark Litchfield - markngssoftware.com - NGS Software

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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