Description
rufsi.dll in Symantec Virus Detection allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string to the GetPrivateProfileString function. NOTE: this issue was originally reported as a buffer overflow, but that specific claim is disputed by the vendor, although a crash is acknowledged.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Symantec Security Check Virus Detection - COM Object Denial of Service EDB-23919 · dos · Apr 7, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20040407 Symantec, McAfee and Panda ActiveX controls mailing-list
- 10069 vdb-entry
- 20040408 Re: Symantec Virus Detection(Free ActiveX) - Remote Buffer Overflow, Apr 7 mailing-list
- symantec-sc-rufsi-bo(15778) vdb-entry
- 20040407 Symantec Virus Detection(Free ActiveX) - Remote Buffer Overflow mailing-list