PT-2004-1844 · Ngsec · Ngsec Stackdefender

Published 2004-08-04 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-0766

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NGSEC StackDefender version 2.0

Description The issue allows attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash. This can be achieved by providing an invalid address for the BaseAddress parameter to the hooks for the (1) ZwAllocateVirtualMemory or (2) ZwProtectVirtualMemory functions.

Recommendations For NGSEC StackDefender version 2.0, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the ZwAllocateVirtualMemory and ZwProtectVirtualMemory functions until a patch is available. Avoid using invalid addresses for the BaseAddress parameter in these functions to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0766

Affected Products

Ngsec Stackdefender

References · 3

• http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=119&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0766 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16892 · Note