McAfee E-Business Server authentication packet buffer overflow

mcafee-ebusiness-auth-packet-bo (38175) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

McAfee E-Business Server is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an integer overflow in the e-Business administration utility service. By sending a specially-crafted authentication packet with an overly large length value, a remote attacker from within the local network could exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 5.8
  Access Vector: Adjacent Network
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 4.3
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of McAfee E-Business Server (8.5.3 for Solaris or 8.1.2 for Linux/HP-UX/AIX or later), available from the McAfee Web site. See References.

References:

  • McAfee Web site: McAfee E-Business Server.
  • Secunia Research 31/10/2007: McAfee E-Business Server Auth Packet Handling Buffer Overflow.
  • BID-26269: McAfee E-Business Server Authentication Packet Handling Integer Overflow Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-2957: Integer overflow in McAfee E-Business Server before 8.5.3 for Solaris, and before 8.1.2 for Linux, HP-UX, and AIX, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large length value in an authentication packet, which results in a heap-based buffer overflow.
  • SA26372: McAfee E-Business Server Authentication Packet Handling Buffer Overflow
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018878: McAfee E-Business Server Heap Overflow in Processing Authentication Packets Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-3663: McAfee E-Business Server Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • McAfee E-Business Server 8.1.1

Reported:

Oct 31, 2007

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