(PT-2009-05) Positive Technologies Security Advisory
CA Internet Security Suite Denial of Service Vulnerability
Affected Software
CA
Internet Security Suite r3
Internet Security Suite r4 prior to 9.0.0.184
Internet Security Suite r5 prior to 10.0.0.217
Product Link:
http://shop.ca.com/malware/internet_security_suite.aspx
Severity Rating
Severity: Medium
Impact: Denial of Service
Attack Vector: Local
CVSS v2:
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
CVE: CVE-2009-0682
Vulnerability Description
Positive Technologies Research Team has discovered a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in CA Internet Security Suite.
The IOCTL handler in vetmonnt.sys does not properly validate buffer data associated with the Irp object, which allows local users to crash the system.
Solution
Install latest versions of Internet Security Suite through automatic update functionality.
CA Internet Security Suite r3 - upgrade to Internet Security Suite r5 and apply the latest updates
CA Internet Security Suite r4 - update your software to version 9.0.0.184
CA Internet Security Suite r5 - update your software to version 10.0.0.217
Disclosure Timeline
02/04/2009 - Vendor notified
02/04/2009 - Vendor response
02/04/2009 - Details sent
08/18/2009 - Vendor releases fixed version and details
08/25/2009 - Public disclosure
Credits
This vulnerability was discovered by Nikita Tarakanov, Positive Technologies Research Team.
References
http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2009-05
http://www.ptsecurity.ru/advisory.asp
Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Positive Technologies Research Team:
http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/
http://www.ptsecurity.ru/advisory.asp
About Positive Technologies
Positive Technologies www.ptsecurity.com is among the key players in the IT security market in Russia.
The principal activities of the company include the development of integrated tools for information security monitoring (MaxPatrol); providing IT security consulting services and technical support; the development of the Securitylab en.securitylab.ru leading Russian information security portal.
Among the clients of Positive Technologies there are more than 40 state enterprises, more than 50 banks and financial organizations, 20 telecommunication companies, more than 40 plant facilities, as well as IT, service and retail companies from Russia, CIS countries, Baltic States, China, Ecuador, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Iran, Israel, Japan, Mexico, South African Republic, Thailand, Turkey and USA.
Positive Technologies is a team of highly skilled developers, advisers and experts with years of vast hands-on experience. The company specialists possess professional titles and certificates; they are the members of various international societies and are actively involved in the IT security field development.