Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-13683 - Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Encryption

047910
CVSS 5.7 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
low complexity
symantec
CWE-772
nessus
NVD
Published: 2017-10-23
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

In Symantec Endpoint Encryption before SEE 11.1.3HF3, a kernel memory leak is a type of resource leak that can occur when a computer program incorrectly manages memory allocations in such a way that memory which is no longer needed is not released. In object-oriented programming, a memory leak may happen when an object is stored in memory but cannot be accessed by the running code.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Symantec
4

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • HTTP DoS
    An attacker performs flooding at the HTTP level to bring down only a particular web application rather than anything listening on a TCP/IP connection. This denial of service attack requires substantially fewer packets to be sent which makes DoS harder to detect. This is an equivalent of SYN flood in HTTP. The idea is to keep the HTTP session alive indefinitely and then repeat that hundreds of times. This attack targets resource depletion weaknesses in web server software. The web server will wait to attacker's responses on the initiated HTTP sessions while the connection threads are being exhausted.

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idSYMANTEC_ENDPOINT_ENCRYPTION_DRIVE_ENCRYPTION_SYM17-010.NASL
descriptionThe version of the Symantec Endpoint Encryption (SEE) Drive Encryption Client installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 11.1.3 HF23. It is, therefore, affected by an unspecified denial of service and kernel memory leak vulnerability.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id103839
published2017-10-13
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/103839
titleSymantec Endpoint Encryption < 11.1.3 HF3 (SYM17-010)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(103839);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-13675", "CVE-2017-13683");
  script_bugtraq_id(101089, 101498);

  script_name(english:"Symantec Endpoint Encryption < 11.1.3 HF3 (SYM17-010)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Symantec Endpoint Encryption Drive Encryption.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A drive encryption management agent installed on the remote Windows
host is affected by an Unspecified remote denial of service vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of the Symantec Endpoint Encryption (SEE) Drive Encryption
Client installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 11.1.3 HF23.
It is, therefore, affected by an unspecified denial of service and kernel
memory leak vulnerability.");
  # https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171009_00
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e6dfa557");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Symantec Endpoint Encryption version 11.1.3HF2 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/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:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-13683");

  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:"2017/10/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/10/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/10/13");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:symantec:endpoint_encryption");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("symantec_endpoint_encryption_drive_encryption_installed.nbin");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated", "installed_sw/Symantec Endpoint Encryption Drive Encryption Client");

  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");

app_name = "Symantec Endpoint Encryption Drive Encryption Client";
fix = "11.1.3.777";
install = get_single_install(app_name:app_name);

version = install['version'];
path    = install['path'];

if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fix, strict:FALSE) < 0)
{
  port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");
  if (empty_or_null(port))
    port = 445;

  report = report_items_str(
    report_items:make_array(
      "Path", path,
      "Installed version", version,
      "Fixed version", "11.1.3.777"
    ),
    ordered_fields:make_list("Path", "Installed version", "Fixed version")
  );
  security_report_v4(port:port, severity:SECURITY_NOTE, extra:report);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, app_name, version, path);

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