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Symantec AntiVirus Library Heap Overflow
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SUMMARY
X-Force has discovered a vulnerability in Symantec AntiVirus Library. The
Symantec AntiVirus Library is widely relied upon to provide AntiVirus
capabilities to desktop, server, and gateway systems. Also, several large
vendors and ISP's implement Symantec's AntiVirus Library in their
products. By crafting a UPX file, an attacker is able to trigger a heap
overflow within the process importing the Symantec AntiVirus Library.
DETAILS
Vulnerable Systems:
* Symantec Norton Antivirus 2004 for Windows
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004 (pro) for Windows
Symantec Norton System Works 2004 for Windows
Symantec Norton Antivirus 2004 for Macintosh
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004 for Macintosh
Symantec Norton System Works 2004 for Macintosh
Symantec Norton Antivirus 9.0 for Macintosh
Symantec Norton Internet Security for Macintosh 3.0
Symantec Norton System Works for Macintosh 3.0
Norton AntiVirus for Microsoft Exchange 2.1 prior to build 2.18.85
Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange 4.0 prior to build
4.0.10.465
Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange 4.5 prior to build 4.5.3
Symantec AntiVirus/Filtering for Domino NT 3.1 prior to build 3.1.1
Symantec Mail Security for Domino 4.0 prior to build 4.0.1
Symantec AntiVirus/Filtering for Domino Ports 3.0
(AIX) prior to build 3.0.6
(OS400, Linux, Solaris) prior to build 3.0.7
Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.3 prior to build 4.3.3
Symantec AntiVirus for Network Attached Storage prior to build 4.3.3
Symantec AntiVirus for Caching prior to build 4.3.3
Symantec AntiVirus for SMTP 3.1 prior to build 3.1.7
Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 4.0 prior to build 4.0.2
Symantec Web Security 3.0 prior to build 3.0.1.70
Symantec BrightMail AntiSpam 4.0
Symantec BrightMail AntiSpam 5.5
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.0 prior to build 9.01.1000
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.01, 8.1.1
Symantec Client Security 2.0 prior to build 9.01.1000
Symantec Client Security 1.0, 1.0
Symantec Gateway Security 2.0, 2.0.1 5400 Series
Symantec Gateway Security 1.0 5300 Series
Note: Additional versions may be affected, please contact your vendor for
confirmation. In addition, several ISPs and vendors also use Symantec
AntiVirus Library and are likely vulnerable.
Compromise of antivirus protected networks and machines may lead to
exposure of confidential information, loss of productivity, and further
network compromise. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could be
used to gain unauthorized access to networks and machines being protected
by Symantec AntiVirus Library product. Implementations of Symantec
AntiVirus Library are likely vulnerable through common protocols, e.g.
SMTP, HTTP, FTP. No authentication is required for an attacker to leverage
this vulnerability to compromise an antivirus protected network or
machine. It is likely Symantec AntiVirus Library implementations are
vulnerable in their default configurations.
Symantec Antivirus Library is used to parse different file formats to
detect malware. One of the modules (DEC2EXE) in Symantec Antivirus Library
parses the UPX (Ultimate Packer for eXecuteables) file format. Before UPX
decompression, the library does not properly check a virtual file offset
when reconstructing the Portable Executable (PE) header. An attacker may
provide a negative virtual offset to a crafted PE header, which contains
integers used for bounds calculations on subsequent copy operations to
buffers allocated on integers from the legitimate PE header. The result is
an arbitrary heap overflow with no character restrictions.
This vulnerability can be triggered by an unauthenticated remote attacker,
without user interaction, by sending an e-mail containing a crafted UPX
file to the target Symantec AntiVirus Library on client, server, and
gateway implementations. Additional attack vectors exist over other common
protocols (e.g. HTTP, FTP, POP3), but some may require user interaction.
Additional Information:
Symantec has issued an advisory. For more details see:
<http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.02.08.html>
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.02.08.html
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The information has been provided by X-Force.
The original article can be found at:
<http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/187>
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/187
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