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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2009.1200
Security Notice for CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention and
CA Internet Security Suite
19 August 2009
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System 8.1
CA Internet Security Suite r3
CA Internet Security Suite r4 32 bit
CA Internet Security Suite r5 32 bit
Publisher: CA
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2009-2740 CVE-2009-0682
Original Bulletin:
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=214665
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=214673
Comment: This bulletins contains two (2) CA Security Notices
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CA20090818-01: Security Notice for CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention
System
Issued: August 18, 2009
CA's technical support is alerting customers to a security risk with
CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System. A vulnerability exists
that can allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. CA
has issued a patch to address the vulnerability.
The vulnerability, CVE-2009-2740, is due to the kmxIds.sys driver not
correctly handling certain malformed packets. An attacker can send a
malicious packet that will cause a kernel crash.
Risk Rating
High
Platform
Windows
Affected Products
CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System 8.1
Non-Affected Products
CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System 8.1 CF 1
How to determine if the installation is affected
1. Using Windows Explorer, locate the file "kmxIds.sys". By
default, the file is located in the
"C:\Windows\system32\drivers\" directory.
2. Right click on the file and select Properties.
3. Select the Version tab.
4. If the file version is less than indicated in the below table, the
installation is vulnerable.
File Name
Version
Size(bytes)
Date
kmxIds.sys
7.3.1.18
163,840
June 03, 2009, 12:32:22 PM
Solution
CA has issued the following patch to address the vulnerability.
CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System 8.1:
Install Cumulative Fix 1 RO10298.
References
CVE-2009-2740 - HIPS kmxIds.sys remote crash
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2740
CA20090818-01: Security Notice for CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention
System
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https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=21
4665
Acknowledgement
CVE-2009-2740 - iViZ Security Research Team
Change History
Version 1.0: Initial Release
If additional information is required, please contact CA Support at
http://support.ca.com/
If you discover a vulnerability in CA products, please report your
findings to the CA Product Vulnerability Response Team.
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https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=17
7782
Kevin Kotas
CA Product Vulnerability Response Team
CA20090818-02: Security Notice for CA Internet Security Suite
Issued: August 18, 2009
CA's technical support is alerting customers to a security risk with
CA Internet Security Suite. A vulnerability exists that can allow a
local attacker to cause a denial of service. CA has issued updates
to address the vulnerability.
The vulnerability, CVE-2009-0682, is due to insufficient verification
of IOCTL calls by the vetmonnt.sys driver. An attacker can send a
malicious IOCTL call that will cause a crash.
Risk Rating
Medium
Platform
Windows
Affected Products
CA Internet Security Suite r3
CA Internet Security Suite r4 32 bit
CA Internet Security Suite r5 32 bit
How to determine if the installation is affected
- - From the Internet Security Suite user interface, select Help->About
to show the version. If the displayed version is less than what is
indicated in the below table, the installation is vulnerable.
Product
Version
Internet Security Suite r4
9.0.0.184
Internet Security Suite r5
10.0.0.217
Solution
CA Internet Security Suite r3:
Upgrade to Internet Security Suite r5 and apply the latest updates.
CA Internet Security Suite r4 32 bit,
CA Internet Security Suite r5 32 bit:
Ensure automatic update is enabled and once updated, confirm the
version as described in the How to determine if the installation is
affected section.
References
CVE-2009-0682 - vetmonnt.sys IOCTL crash
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0682
CA20090818-02: Security Notice for CA Internet Security Suite
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https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=21
4673
Acknowledgement
CVE-2009-0682 - Nikita Tarakanov, Positive Technologies Research Team
Change History
Version 1.0: Initial Release
If additional information is required, please contact CA Support at
http://support.ca.com/
If you discover a vulnerability in CA products, please report your
findings to the CA Product Vulnerability Response Team.
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https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=17
7782
Kevin Kotas
CA Product Vulnerability Response Team
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