BitDefender Antivirus SSDT() denial of service
| bitdefender-ssdt-dos (42081) |  Low Risk |
Description:
BitDefender Antivirus is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input when handling arguments passed to the "NtOpenProcess()" System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function. By invoking the function with specially-crafted arguments, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
Platforms Affected:
- BitDefender, BitDefender Antivirus 2008 Build 11.0.11
Remedy:
Apply the automatic update available from BitDefender Solution ID: 419. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- BitDefender Solution ID: 419, Security vulnerability in BitDefender 2008 at http://kb.bitdefender.com/KB419-en--Security-vulnerability-in-BitDefender-2008.html.
- CORE-2008-0320, Insufficient argument validation of hooked SSDT functions on multiple Antivirus and Firewalls at http://www.coresecurity.com/index.php5?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=2249.
- BID-28741: BitDefender Antivirus 2008 Hooked SSDT Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1735: BitDefender Antivirus 2008 20080118 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an invalid pointer to the CLIENT_ID structure in a call to the NtOpenProcess hooked System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1384: BitDefender Antivirus NtOpenProcess() Denial of Service Vulnerability
- SA30005: BitDefender Antivirus 2008 "NtOpenProcess()" Hooked Function Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1019943: BitDefender Lets Local Users Deny Service and Potentially Gain Elevated Privileges
Reported:
Apr 28, 2008
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