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	                             INFORMATION BULLETIN
	
	                  Vulnerability in SMB Parsing in ISS Products
	                                   [ISS 165]
	
	February 27, 2004 20:00 GMT                                       Number O-085
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	PROBLEM:       The incorrect parsing of SMB information by several ISS 
	               products can lead to a heap overflow. These ISS products can be 
	               key components of a program for detecting network attacks and 
	               intrusions. 
	PLATFORM:      RealSecure Network 7.0, XPU 20.15 through 22.9 
	               Real Secure Server Sensor 7.0 XPU 20.16 through 22.9 
				   Proventia A Series XPU 20.15 through 22.9 
				   Proventia G Series XPU 22.3 through 22.9 
	               Proventia M Series XPU 1.3 through 1.7 
				   RealSecure Desktop 7.0 eba through ebh 
				   RealSecure Desktop 3.6 ebr through ecb 
	               RealSecure Guard 3.6 ebr through ecb 
				   RealSecure Sentry 3.6 ebr through ecb 
				   BlackICE PC Protection 3.6 cbr through ccb 
				   BlackICE Server Protection 3.6 cbr through ccb 
	DAMAGE:        The heap overflow can potentially be used to execute arbitrary 
	               code. 
	SOLUTION:      Vendor recommends upgrading the software. 
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	VULNERABILITY  The risk is HIGH. Externally facing networks Assessment that do 
	ASSESSMENT:    not allow remote SMB connections are not vulnerable to remote 
	               attacks. 
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	LINKS: 
	 CIAC BULLETIN:      http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-085.shtml 
	 ORIGINAL BULLETIN:  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/165 
	 CVE/CAN:            http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= 
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	Visit ISS X-Force web site for their publication of this information.
	    http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/165
	
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	CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of xforce for the 
	information contained in this bulletin.
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