McAfee E-Business Server Heap Overflow in Processing Authentication Packets Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018878
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1018878
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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-2957
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 31 2007
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Secunia Research
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Version(s): 8.1.1
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in McAfee E-Business Server. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote user can send specially crafted authentication data to trigger a heap overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target
system. The code will run with the privileges of the target service.
Windows-based systems are not affected.
The vendor was
notified on August 13, 2007.
Dyon Balding of Secunia Research reported this vulnerability.
The original advisory is available
at:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-69/advisory/
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Impact: A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued fixed versions.
8.5.3 for Solaris
8.1.2 for Linux, HP-UX, AIX
No vendor advisory was listed.
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Vendor URL: www.mcafee.com/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (AIX), UNIX (HP/UX), UNIX (Solaris - SunOS)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:33:52 -0500
Subject: McAfee E-Business Server Auth Packet Handling Buffer Overflow
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http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-69/advisory/
CVE-2007-2957
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