CVE-2011-3477 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can crash the system via the GEAR Software CD DVD Filter driver used in various Symantec and Norton products.
- 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-2011-3477?
CVE-2011-3477 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GEAR Software CD DVD Filter driver (aka GEARAspiWDM.sys), as used in Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 and BESR 2010, Symantec System Recovery 2011, Norton 360, and Norton Ghost, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3477?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery, Symantec Norton 360, Symantec Norton Ghost, Symantec System Recovery 2011.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3477?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3477 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-2011-3477 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3477 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j4p4-pcg2-c352.