Signature Detail
Short Name |
APP:SYMC:XFERWAN-OF |
|---|---|
Severity |
Critical |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
APP |
Keywords |
Symantec Discovery XFERWAN Service Overflow |
Release Date |
2007/07/25 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.4+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
APP: Symantec Discovery XFERWAN Service Overflow
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in Symantec Discovery XFERWAN Service. A successful attack can lead to a buffer overflow and arbitrary remote code execution as SYSTEM.
Extended Description
Multiple Vendor products are prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability in 'XFERWAN.EXE'. The vulnerability arises in the 'CentennialIPTransferServer' service when handling strings in TCP packets. A remote attacker may trigger a denial-of-service condition or may execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. This may facilitate a complete compromise of affected systems. The following versions are reported vulnerable: Centennial Discovery 2006 Feature Pack 1 Symantec Discovery 6.5 Numara Asset Manager 8.0 Earlier versions of each application may be affected as well.
Affected Products
- Centennial UK Ltd Discovery 2006 Feature Pack 1
- Numara Numara Asset Manager 8.0
- Symantec Discovery 6.5
References
- BugTraq: 24002
- CVE: CVE-2007-1173
- URL: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-42/advisory/