VDB-1505 · CVE-2005-1693 · BID 13710

CA eTrust Intrusion Detection VetE.dll OLE Stream memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in CA eTrust Intrusion Detection (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function in the library VetE.dll. The manipulation as part of a OLE Stream leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/23/2005. The weakness was published 05/22/2005 by Alex Wheeler with rem0te.com (Website). The advisory is shared at rem0te.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1693 since 05/24/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a exploit are known.

The exploit is available at rem0te.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20174 (CA Vet Scan Engine < 11.9.1 Library Remote Heap Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ca.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (20174).

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

eTrust Intrusion Detection

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 20174
Nessus Name: CA Vet Scan Engine < 11.9.1 Library Remote Heap Overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: ca.com

Timelineinfo

05/22/2005 🔍
05/23/2005 +1 days 🔍
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05/24/2005 +1 days 🔍
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06/01/2005 +7 days 🔍
11/09/2005 +161 days 🔍
03/11/2021 +5601 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: rem0te.com
Researcher: Alex Wheeler
Organization: rem0te.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1693 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1014050
SecurityFocus: 13710 - Computer Associates Vet Library Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 15470 - CA Multiple Products Vet Antivirus Engine Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 16780 - CA Vet Antivirus library buffer overflow

Entryinfo

Created: 06/01/2005 14:41
Updated: 03/11/2021 12:03
Changes: 06/01/2005 14:41 (73), 07/03/2019 09:47 (9), 03/11/2021 12:03 (2)
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