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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2008.0807 -- [Win] Two vulnerabilities in CA HIPS kmxfw.sys and CA HIPS kmxfw.sys 14 August 2008 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System r8 CA Internet Security Suite 2007 CA Internet Security Suite 2008 CA Personal Firewall 2007 CA Personal Firewall 2008 Publisher: CA Operating System: Windows Impact: Denial of Service Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Access: Remote/Unauthenticated Existing Account CVE Names: CVE-2008-3174 CVE-2008-2926 Original Bulletin: http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=36560 http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=36559 Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) CA advisories. The execute arbitrary code/commands impact requires an existing account. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- CA HIPS kmxfw.sys driver denial of service vulnerability Date Discovered: 11 Aug 2008 Date Published: 12 Aug 2008 Last Updated: 12 Aug 2008 Threat Assessment Overall Risk: Medium Popularity : Medium Impact: High Simplicity: Low Characteristics Vulnerability ID: 36560 Discovered By: Elazar Broad Exploitable Locally: Yes Exploitable Remotely: Yes Impact: An attacker can cause a denial of service condition. Root Cause: Software Vulnerability Description Recommendations Affected Technologies References Description CA HIPS contains a vulnerability that can allow an attacker to cause a denial of service condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation by the kmxfw.sys driver. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition. Recommendations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- For: CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System r8, CA Internet Security Suite 2007, CA Internet Security Suite 2008, CA Personal Firewall 2007, CA Personal Firewall 2008 Please install the following updates :- CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System r8:- ============================== https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/SolutionResults?aparNo=RO00535&actionID=4 CA Internet Security Suite r3, r4 and CA Personal Firewall 2007, 2008:- ============================================= - Ensure the latest engine is installed by using the built-in update mechanism. - CA Personal Firewall Engine 1.2.276 and later are not affected. - To ensure that the latest automatic update is installed on your computer, you can view the Help => About screen in their CA Personal Firewall product and confirm that the engine version number is 1.2.276 or higher. Affected Technologies Computer Associates: CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System r8 Computer Associates: CA Internet Security Suite 2007 Computer Associates: CA Internet Security Suite 2008 Computer Associates: CA Personal Firewall 2007 Computer Associates: CA Personal Firewall 2008 References CA:contentID:182496 Mitre CVE: CVE-2008-3174 Copyright 2008 CA CA HIPS kmxfw.sys IOCTL requests arbitrary code execution vulnerability Date Discovered: 11 Aug 2008 Date Published: 12 Aug 2008 Last Updated: 12 Aug 2008 Threat Assessment Overall Risk: Medium Popularity : Medium Impact: High Simplicity: Low Characteristics Vulnerability ID: 36559 Discovered By: Tobias Klein Exploitable Locally: Yes Exploitable Remotely: No Impact: A local attacker can cause a system crash or potentially execute arbitrary code. Root Cause: Software Vulnerability Description Recommendations Affected Technologies References Description CA HIPS contains a vulnerability that can allow a local attacker to cause a system crash or potentially execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is due insufficient verification of IOCTL requests by the kmxfw.sys driver. An attacker can send an IOCTL request to cause a system crash or potentially execute arbitrary code. Recommendations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- For: CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System r8, CA Internet Security Suite 2007, CA Internet Security Suite 2008, CA Personal Firewall 2007, CA Personal Firewall 2008 Please install the following updates :- CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System r8:- ============================== https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/SolutionResults?aparNo=RO00535&actionID=4 CA Internet Security Suite r3, r4 and CA Personal Firewall 2007, 2008:- ============================================= - Ensure the latest engine is installed by using the built-in update mechanism. - CA Personal Firewall Engine 1.2.276 and later are not affected. - To ensure that the latest automatic update is installed on your computer, you can view the Help => About screen in their CA Personal Firewall product and confirm that the engine version number is 1.2.276 or higher. Affected Technologies Computer Associates: CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System r8 Computer Associates: CA Internet Security Suite 2007 Computer Associates: CA Internet Security Suite 2008 Computer Associates: CA Personal Firewall 2007 Computer Associates: CA Personal Firewall 2008 References CA:contentID:182496 Mitre CVE: CVE-2008-2926 Copyright 2008 CA - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. 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