National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2010-3268

Overview

The GetStringAMSHandler function in prgxhndl.dll in hndlrsvc.exe in the Intel Alert Handler service (aka Symantec Intel Handler service) in Intel Alert Management System (AMS), as used in Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 10.1.4.4010 on Windows 2000 SP4 and Symantec Endpoint Protection before 11.x, does not properly validate the CommandLine field of an AMS request, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted request.

Impact

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External Source: XF

Name: symantec-antivirus-handler-service-dos(64028)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/64028

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2011-0234

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0234

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2010-3206

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3206

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110126_00

Hyperlink:http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110126_00

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1024866

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024866

External Source: BID

Name: 45936

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45936

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20101213 [CORE-2010-0728] Symantec Intel Handler Service Remote Denial-of-Service

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/515191/100/0/threaded

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.coresecurity.com/content/symantec-intel-handler-service-remote-dos

Hyperlink:http://www.coresecurity.com/content/symantec-intel-handler-service-remote-dos

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 43099

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/43099

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 42593

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/42593