Multiple CA products kmxfw.sys denial of service
| ca-kmxfw-dos (44393) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Multiple CA products are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper validation by the kmxfw.sys driver. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unknown attack vectors to cause a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.1 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 1.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to CA Security Advisory Vulnerability ID: 36560 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- CA Security Advisory Vulnerability ID: 36560: CA HIPS kmxfw.sys driver denial of service vulnerability.
- BID-30651: Computer Associates 'kmxfw.sys' Local Code Execution and Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-3174: Unspecified vulnerability in the kmxfw.sys driver in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8, as used in CA Internet Security Suite and Personal Firewall, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, related to insufficient validation.
- SA31434: CA Products kmxfw.sys Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1020661: CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System 'kmxfw.sys' Driver Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1020662: CA Internet Security 'kmxfw.sys' Driver Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1020663: CA Personal Firewall 'kmxfw.sys' Driver Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2339: CA Products kmxfw.sys Privilege Escalation and DoS Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System 8
- CA Internet Security Suite 2007
- CA Internet Security Suite 2008
- CA Personal Firewall 2007
- CA Personal Firewall 2008
Reported:
Aug 12, 2008
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