CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System Client kmxIds.sys DoS (CA20090818)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40621

Synopsis

A driver installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host contains a version of the 'kmxIds.sys' driver, a component of CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System Client, that does not correctly handle certain malformed network packets. A remote attacker can exploit this issue to cause a kernel crash.

Solution

Upgrade as necessary to CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System 8.1, install Cumulative Fix 1 RO10298 or later on the CA HIPS server, and ensure that an updated client installation image is installed on each client.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40621

File Name: ca_hips_kmxids_sys_ro10298.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/19/2009

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/18/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2740

BID: 36078

CWE: 399

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