| CVE ID | CVE-2010-0111 |
| CVSS SCORE | 10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Symantec |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Alert Management System |
| TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION | Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['5959']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of multiple Symantec products. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Intel Alert Originator (iao.exe) service. While processing messages sent from the msgsys.exe process a size check can be bypassed and a subsequent stack-based buffer overflow can be triggered. This can be leveraged by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code under the context of the Alert service. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Symantec has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110126_00 |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | Anonymous |
