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eIQnetworks Enterprise Security Analyzer Monitoring Agent Command Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Tries to crash ESA monitoring agent with a long argument to QUERYMONITOR

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote host contains an application that is vulnerable to a remote
buffer overflow attack.

Description :

The version of eIQnetworks Enterprise Security Analyzer, Network
Security Analyzer, or one of its OEM versions installed on the remote
host contains a buffer overflow in its Monitoring Agent service.
Using a long argument to a command, an unauthenticated remote attacker
may be able to leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code on the
affected host with LOCAL SYSTEM rights.

See also :

http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-07.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/048585.html
http://www.eiqnetworks.com/support/Security_Advisory.pdf

Solution :

Upgrade to Enterprise Security Analyzer 2.1.14 / Network Security
Analyzer 4.5.4 / OEM software 4.5.4 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Critical / CVSS Base Score : 10
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:C/A:C/I:C/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 19424

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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