2320.txt

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Rule:  

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Sid:
2320

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known
vulnerability in Ebola from PLD Software.

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Impact:
Serious. Execution of arbitrary code may be possible.

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Detailed Information:
Ebola from PLD Software is used to improve the performance of Anti-Virus
solutions on Linux systems.

A buffer overflow condition is present in the authentication mechanism
such that it may be triggered by the generation of an error message from
an unsuccessful authentication attempt.

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Affected Systems:
	All versions of Ebola prior to 0.1.5

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Attack Scenarios:
An attacker can send specially crafted authentication attempts to the Ebola system and
cause the buffer overflow thus presenting the opportunity to execute
arbitrary code.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple. Expoits exist.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
Brian Caswell <[e-mail]>
Nigel Houghton <[e-mail]>

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