Vulnerabilities > CVE-2009-2740 - Resource Management Errors vulnerability in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System 8.1

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
ca
CWE-399
nessus

Summary

kmxIds.sys before 7.3.1.18 in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a malformed packet.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Ca
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idCA_HIPS_KMXIDS_SYS_RO10298.NASL
descriptionThe remote Windows host contains a version of the
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id40621
published2009-08-19
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40621
titleCA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System Client kmxIds.sys DoS (CA20090818)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");


if (description)
{
  script_id(40621);
  script_version("1.12");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:26");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2740");
  script_bugtraq_id(36078);

  script_name(english:"CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System Client kmxIds.sys DoS (CA20090818)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version of kmxIds.sys.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A driver installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a denial
of service vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute( attribute:"description",  value:
"The remote Windows host contains a version of the 'kmxIds.sys' driver,
a component of CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System Client, that
does not correctly handle certain malformed network packets. A remote
attacker can exploit this issue to cause a kernel crash.");
# https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=214665
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?6c95182f");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2009/Aug/150");
  script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution",  value:
"Upgrade as necessary to CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System 8.1,
install Cumulative Fix 1 RO10298 or later on the CA HIPS server, and
ensure that an updated client installation image is installed on each
client.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(399);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2009/08/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/08/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/08/19");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 
  script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
if (!is_accessible_share()) exit(1, "is_accessible_share() failed.");

if (hotfix_check_fversion(file:"\System32\drivers\kmxIds.sys", version:"7.3.1.18") == HCF_OLDER)
{
  hotfix_security_hole();

  hotfix_check_fversion_end(); 
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

Seebug

bulletinFamilyexploit
descriptionCVE(CAN) ID: CVE-2009-2740 CA HIPS集成了防火墙、入侵检测、入侵保护、操作系统安全和应用控制等功能,提供集中的主动安全防护。 CA HIPS的kmxIds.sys驱动没有正确地处理畸形报文,远程攻击者可以通过发送恶意报文导致内核崩溃。 Computer Associates HIPS 8.1 厂商补丁: Computer Associates ------------------- 目前厂商已经发布了升级补丁以修复这个安全问题,请到厂商的主页下载: https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/redirArticles?reqPage=search&searchID=RO10298
idSSV:12087
last seen2017-11-19
modified2009-08-21
published2009-08-21
reporterRoot
titleCA HIPS kmxIds.sys驱动拒绝服务漏洞