CA Alert Notification Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
Title: CA Alert Notification Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
CA Advisory Date: 2008-04-03
Reported By: An anonymous researcher working with the iDefense VCP
Impact: A remote authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code
or cause a denial of service condition.
Summary: CA Alert Notification Server service contains multiple
vulnerabilities that can allow a remote authenticated attacker to
execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition. CA
has issued updates to address the vulnerabilities. The
vulnerabilities, CVE-2007-4620, are due to insufficient bounds
checking in multiple procedures. A remote authenticated attacker
or local user can exploit a buffer overflow to execute arbitrary
code or cause a denial of service.
Mitigating Factors: Remote attacker must have legitimate
authentication credentials.
Severity: CA has given these vulnerabilities a maximum risk rating
of High.
Affected Products:
CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise 7.1
CA Threat Manager for the Enterprise (formerly eTrust Integrated
Threat Management) r8
CA Threat Manager for the Enterprise (formerly eTrust Integrated
Threat Management) r8.1
CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise (formerly eTrust Antivirus) r8
CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise (formerly eTrust Antivirus) r8.1
BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5
BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.1
BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11 for Windows
Affected Platforms:
Windows
Status and Recommendation:
CA has provided updates to address the vulnerabilities.
CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise 7.1, CA Anti-Virus for the
Enterprise r8: QO96079
CA Threat Manager for the Enterprise r8: QO96387
CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise r8.1, CA Threat Manager for the
Enterprise r8.1: QO96080
BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5, BrightStor ARCserve Backup
r11.1: QO96079
BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.0: Upgrade to 11.1 and apply the
latest patches.
How to determine if you are affected:
For products on Windows:
1. Using Windows Explorer, locate the file "alert.exe". By
default, the file is located in the
"C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\Alert" directory.
2. Right click on the file and select Properties.
3. Select the Version tab.
4. If the file version is earlier than indicated in the below
table, the installation is vulnerable.
Product File Version
CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise r8.1 Alert.exe 8.1.586.0
CA Threat Manager for the Enterprise 8.1 Alert.exe 8.1.586.0
CA Threat Manager for the Enterprise r8 Alert.exe 8.0.450.0
CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise 7.1 Alert.exe 7.1.758.0
CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise r8 Alert.exe 7.1.758.0
BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5 Alert.exe 7.1.758.0
BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.1 Alert.exe 7.1.758.0
Workaround: None
References (URLs may wrap):
CA Support:
http://support.ca.com/
Security Notice for Alert Notification Server
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=173103
Solution Document Reference APARs:
QO96079, QO96387, QO96080, QO96079
CA Security Response Blog posting:
CA Alert Notification Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/04/04/\
ca-alert-notification-server-multiple-vulnerabilities.aspx
Reported By:
An anonymous researcher working with the iDefense VCP
CVE References:
CVE-2007-4620
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4620
OSVDB References: Pending
http://osvdb.org/
Changelog for this advisory:
v1.0 - Initial Release
Customers who require additional information should contact CA
Technical Support at http://support.ca.com.
For technical questions or comments related to this advisory,
please send email to vuln AT ca DOT com.
If you discover a vulnerability in CA products, please report your
findings to vuln AT ca DOT com, or utilize our "Submit a
Vulnerability" form.
URL: http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/vulninfo/submit.aspx
Regards,
Ken Williams ; 0xE2941985
Director, CA Vulnerability Research
CA, 1 CA Plaza, Islandia, NY 11749
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