Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2014-1213 (CCN-90908)

Assigned:2014-01-31
Published:2014-01-31
Updated:2018-10-09
Summary:Sophos Anti-Virus engine (SAVi) before 3.50.1, as used in VDL 4.97G 9.7.x before 9.7.9, 10.0.x before 10.0.11, and 10.3.x before 10.3.1 does not set an ACL for certain global and session objects, which allows local users to bypass anti-virus protection, cause a denial of service (resource consumption, CPU consumption, and eventual crash) or spoof "ready for update" messages by performing certain operations on mutexes or events including (1) DataUpdateRequest, (2) MmfMutexSAV-****, (3) MmfMutexSAV-Info, (4) ReadyForUpdateSAV-****, (5) ReadyForUpdateSAV-Info, (6) SAV-****, (7) SAV-Info, (8) StateChange, (9) SuspendedSAV-****, (10) SuspendedSAV-Info, (11) UpdateComplete, (12) UpdateMutex, (13) UpdateRequest, or (14) SophosALMonSessionInstance, as demonstrated by triggering a ReadyForUpdateSAV event and modifying the UpdateComplete, UpdateMutex, and UpdateRequest objects.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C)
4.2 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Complete
3.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
2.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2014-1213

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
102762

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125024/Sophos-Anti-Virus-Denial-Of-Service.html

Source: CCN
Type: Full Disclosure Mailing List, Fri, 31 Jan 2014
CVE-2014-1213 - Denial of Service in Sophos Anti Virus

Source: FULLDISC
Type: UNKNOWN
20140131 CVE-2014-1213 - Denial of Service in Sophos Anti Virus

Source: CCN
Type: SA56658
Sophos Multiple Products Anti Virus Interface Object Access Security Bypass Security Issues

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-1213/

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20140131 CVE-2014-1213 - Denial of Service in Sophos Anti Virus

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
65286

Source: CCN
Type: BID-65286
Sophos Anti-Virus CVE-2014-1213 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1029713

Source: CCN
Type: Sophos Web site
Sophos

Source: CCN
Type: Sophos Article ID: 120401
Windows based Sophos Anti-Virus engine (SAVi) vulnerability fixed in the January update

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/2300/7200/1031/120401.aspx

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sophos-antivirus-cve20141213-dos(90908)

Source: CCN
Type: Portcullis Computer Security
Denial of Service in Sophos Anti Virus

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:sophos:scanning_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.48)
  • OR cpe:/a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:10.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sophos scanning engine *
    sophos sophos anti-virus 10.0.11