Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-3436 - Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in Symantec Encryption Desktop and PGP Desktop

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
symantec
CWE-310
nessus

Summary

Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP3, and Symantec PGP Desktop 10.0.x through 10.2.x, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted encrypted e-mail message that decompresses to a larger size.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Signature Spoofing by Key Recreation
    An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by exploiting a cryptographic weakness in the signature algorithm or pseudorandom number generation and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.

Nessus

  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_SYMANTEC_ENCRYPTION_DESKTOP_CVE-2014-3436.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Symantec Encryption Desktop installed on the remote Mac OS X host is version 10.x prior to 10.3.2 MP3. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability. The flaw is due to a failure to properly limit decompressed file size during the decryption process of a specially crafted encrypted email. Decryption of an excessively large compressed message could cause high memory and CPU usage resulting in a denial of service as the system becomes unresponsive during the decompression attempt.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id77407
    published2014-08-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/77407
    titleSymantec Encryption Desktop 10.x < 10.3.2 MP3 DoS
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(77407);
      script_version("1.4");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14  1:59:36");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-3436");
      script_bugtraq_id(69259);
    
      script_name(english:"Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.x < 10.3.2 MP3 DoS");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the Symantec Encryption Desktop version.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote Mac OS X host has a data encryption application installed
    that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The version of Symantec Encryption Desktop installed on the remote Mac
    OS X host is version 10.x prior to 10.3.2 MP3. It is, therefore,
    affected by a denial of service vulnerability. The flaw is due to a
    failure to properly limit decompressed file size during the decryption
    process of a specially crafted encrypted email. Decryption of an
    excessively large compressed message could cause high memory and CPU
    usage resulting in a denial of service as the system becomes
    unresponsive during the decompression attempt.");
      # http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20140821_00
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8e650426");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.2 MP3 or later.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/08/21");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/08/21");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/08/27");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:symantec:encryption_desktop");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:symantec:pgp_desktop");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
    
      script_dependencies("macosx_symantec_encryption_desktop_installed.nbin");
      script_require_keys("Host/MacOSX/Version","Host/local_checks_enabled","installed_sw/Symantec Encryption Desktop");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("install_func.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X");
    
    appname = 'Symantec Encryption Desktop';
    get_install_count(app_name:appname, exit_if_zero:TRUE);
    
    install = get_single_install(app_name:appname,exit_if_unknown_ver:TRUE);
    version = install["version"];
    path    = install["path"];
    port    = 0;
    
    # For this version line, we NEED the build #
    if(version == "10.3.2")
      audit(AUDIT_VER_NOT_GRANULAR,appname+" / PGP Desktop",version);
    
    if (
      # 10.0.0 - 10.3.1 vulnerable
      (ver_compare(ver:version,fix:"10.0.0",strict:FALSE) >= 0 &&
       ver_compare(ver:version,fix:"10.3.2",strict:FALSE) <  0)
      ||
      # 10.3.2 before build 15495 vulnerable
      (version =~ "^10\.3\.2\." &&
       ver_compare(ver:version,fix:"10.3.2.15495",strict:TRUE) < 0)
    )
    {
      report =
        '\n  Path              : ' + path +
        '\n  Installed version : ' + version+
        '\n  Fixed version     : 10.3.2 MP3 (Build 15495)';
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, appname+" / PGP Desktop", version, path);
    
    if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
    else security_warning(port);
    
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idSYMANTEC_ENCRYPTION_DESKTOP_CVE-2014-3436.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Symantec Encryption Desktop installed on the remote host is version 10.x prior to 10.3.2 MP3. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability. The flaw is due to a failure to properly limit decompressed file size during the decryption process of a specially crafted encrypted email. Decryption of an excessively large compressed message could cause high memory and CPU usage resulting in a denial of service as the system becomes unresponsive during the decompression attempt.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id77406
    published2014-08-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/77406
    titleSymantec Encryption Desktop 10.x < 10.3.2 MP3 DoS
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(77406);
      script_version("1.6");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/01 17:36:15");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-3436");
      script_bugtraq_id(69259);
    
      script_name(english:"Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.x < 10.3.2 MP3 DoS");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the Symantec Encryption Desktop version.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote host has a data encryption application installed that is
    affected by a denial of service vulnerability.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The version of Symantec Encryption Desktop installed on the remote
    host is version 10.x prior to 10.3.2 MP3. It is, therefore, affected
    by a denial of service vulnerability. The flaw is due to a failure to
    properly limit decompressed file size during the decryption process of
    a specially crafted encrypted email. Decryption of an excessively
    large compressed message could cause high memory and CPU usage
    resulting in a denial of service as the system becomes unresponsive
    during the decompression attempt.");
      # http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20140821_00
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8e650426");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.2 MP3 or later.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/08/21");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/08/21");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/08/27");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:symantec:encryption_desktop");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:symantec:pgp_desktop");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"Windows");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
    
      script_dependencies("symantec_encryption_desktop_installed.nbin");
      script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated", "installed_sw/Symantec Encryption Desktop");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("install_func.inc");
    
    get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
    
    appname = 'Symantec Encryption Desktop';
    get_install_count(app_name:appname, exit_if_zero:TRUE);
    
    install = get_single_install(app_name:appname,exit_if_unknown_ver:TRUE);
    version = install["version"];
    path    = install["path"];
    port    = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");
    if (!port) port = 445;
    
    # For this version line, we NEED the build #
    if(version == "10.3.2")
      audit(AUDIT_VER_NOT_GRANULAR,appname+"/ PGP Desktop",version);
    
    if (
      # 10.0.0 - 10.3.1 vulnerable
      (ver_compare(ver:version,fix:"10.0.0",strict:FALSE) >= 0 &&
       ver_compare(ver:version,fix:"10.3.2",strict:FALSE) <  0)
      ||
      # 10.3.2 before build 15495 vulnerable
      (version =~ "^10\.3\.2\." &&
       ver_compare(ver:version,fix:"10.3.2.15495",strict:TRUE) < 0)
    )
    {
      report =
        '\n  Path              : ' + path +
        '\n  Installed version : ' + version+
        '\n  Fixed version     : 10.3.2 MP3 (Build 15495)';
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, appname+"/ PGP Desktop", version, path);
    
    if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
    else security_warning(port);