CVE-2009-0682 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can crash the system by sending crafted IOCTL calls to the vetmonnt.sys driver in CA Internet Security Suite.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-0682?
CVE-2009-0682 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Aug 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
vetmonnt.sys in CA Internet Security Suite r3, vetmonnt.sys before 9.0.0.184 in Internet Security Suite r4, and vetmonnt.sys before 10.0.0.217 in Internet Security Suite r5 do not properly verify IOCTL calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted call.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0682?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ca Internet Security Suite.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0682?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0682 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-0682 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0682 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c877-3vrh-rhqh.