Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.x < 10.3.2 MP3 DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 77407

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Synopsis

The remote Mac OS X host has a data encryption application installed that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The version of Symantec Encryption Desktop installed on the remote Mac OS X host is version 10.x prior to 10.3.2 MP3. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability. The flaw is due to a failure to properly limit decompressed file size during the decryption process of a specially crafted encrypted email. Decryption of an excessively large compressed message could cause high memory and CPU usage resulting in a denial of service as the system becomes unresponsive during the decompression attempt.

Solution

Upgrade to Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.2 MP3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 77407

File Name: macosx_symantec_encryption_desktop_CVE-2014-3436.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 8/27/2014

Updated: 7/14/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:symantec:encryption_desktop, cpe:/a:symantec:pgp_desktop

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Symantec Encryption Desktop

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/21/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/21/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3436

BID: 69259

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