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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801858
Category:General
Title:CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System 'XMLSecDB' ActiveX Control Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary:This host is installed with CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention; System(HIPS) and is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
This host is installed with CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention
System(HIPS) and is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is caused by a design error in the XMLSecDB ActiveX
control installed with the HIPSEngine component, which could allow attackers
to create arbitrary files on a vulnerable system by tricking a user into
visiting a web page which calls the 'SetXml()' and 'Save()' methods.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary
code in the context of the logged-in user. Failed exploits result in denial-of-service conditions.

Affected Software/OS:
CA Internet Security Suite (ISS) 2010

CA Internet Security Suite (ISS) 2011

CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8.1

Solution:
Vendor has released a patch to fix this issue.

CVSS Score:
8.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 46539
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1036
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46539
Bugtraq: 20110223 ZDI-11-093: CA Internet Security Suite HIPS XML Security Database Parser Class Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516649/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20110225 CA20110223-01: Security Notice for CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516687/100/0/threaded
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-093
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025120
http://secunia.com/advisories/43377
http://secunia.com/advisories/43490
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8106
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0496
XForce ISS Database: ca-products-activex-file-overwrite(65632)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65632
CopyrightCopyright (c) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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