Symantec Alert Management System 2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM11-002, SYM11-003)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 51813

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has a service that is affected by multiple remote buffer overflow vulnerabilities.

Description

Alert Management System 2 (AMS2), an optional component included with multiple Symantec products, is installed on the remote host. Versions before build 156 are affected by multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities.

A remote attacker could exploit these issues to crash the service or to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM.

Solution

Apply the relevant upgrade referenced in the Symantec advisory or disable AMS2.

See Also

http://web.archive.org/web/20160305233709/http://telussecuritylabs.com/threats/show/fsc20100727-01

http://telussecuritylabs.com/threats/show/FSC20101213-06

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-028/

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-029/

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-030/

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-031/

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-032/

http://www.nessus.org/u?3ccc88b8

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Dec/261

http://www.nessus.org/u?47017164

http://www.nessus.org/u?2281a594

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 51813

File Name: symantec_ams2_sym11-002.nasl

Version: 1.27

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/28/2011

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:symantec:antivirus

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/28/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/28/2010

Exploitable With

CANVAS (White_Phosphorus)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Symantec System Center Alert Management System (hndlrsvc.exe) Arbitrary Command Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0110, CVE-2010-0111, CVE-2010-3268, CVE-2011-0688

BID: 41959, 45935, 45936

IAVA: 2011-A-0011

Secunia: 43099