Symantec Intel Alert Management System Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Publish date: July 21, 2015
  Severity: HIGH
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-0110
  Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015

  DESCRIPTION

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Intel Alert Management System (aka AMS or AMS2), as used in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition (SAVCE) 10.x before 10.1 MR10, Symantec System Center (SSC) 10.x, and Symantec Quarantine Server 3.5 and 3.6, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long string to msgsys.exe, related to the AMSSendAlertAct function in AMSLIB.dll in the Intel Alert Handler service (aka Symantec Intel Handler service); a long (2) modem string or (3) PIN number to msgsys.exe, related to pagehndl.dll in the Intel Alert Handler service; or (4) a message to msgsys.exe, related to iao.exe in the Intel Alert Originator service.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.

  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1004597
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: Symantec Alert Management Service Remote Privilege Escalation

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • symantec antivirus 10.0
  • symantec antivirus 10.0.1
  • symantec antivirus 10.0.1.1
  • symantec antivirus 10.0.1.2
  • symantec antivirus 10.0.2
  • symantec antivirus 10.0.2.1
  • symantec antivirus 10.0.2.2
  • symantec antivirus 10.0.3
  • symantec antivirus 10.0.4
  • symantec antivirus 10.0.5
  • symantec antivirus 10.0.6
  • symantec antivirus 10.0.7
  • symantec antivirus 10.0.8
  • symantec antivirus 10.0.9
  • symantec antivirus 10.1
  • symantec antivirus 10.1.0.1
  • symantec antivirus 10.1.4
  • symantec antivirus 10.1.4.1
  • symantec antivirus 10.1.5
  • symantec antivirus 10.1.5.1
  • symantec antivirus 10.1.6
  • symantec antivirus 10.1.6.1
  • symantec antivirus 10.1.7
  • symantec antivirus 10.1.8
  • symantec antivirus 10.1.9
  • symantec antivirus 10.2
  • symantec antivirus_central_quarantine_server 3.5
  • symantec antivirus_central_quarantine_server 3.6
  • symantec system_center 10.0
  • symantec system_center 10.1

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