Multiple F-Secure LZH buffer overflow

fsecure-lzh-bo (34575) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Multiple F-Secure Anti-Virus products are vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when scanning LHA (LZH) archive files. By creating a specially-crafted LZH file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash, if the attacker could persuade the victim to scan the malicious file.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 5.6
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: High
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 4.1
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Refer to F-Secure Security Bulletin FSC-2007-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • F-Secure Security Bulletin FSC-2007-1: Buffer overflow vulnerability in handling of specially crafted LHA archives.
  • Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Jun 01 2007 - 11:37:10 CDT: n.runs-SA-2007.013 - F-Secure Antivirus LZH parsing BufferOverflow Advisory.
  • BID-24235: F-Secure Anti-Virus LHA Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-2966: Buffer overflow in the LHA decompresion component in F-Secure anti-virus products for Microsoft Windows and Linux before 20070529 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted LHA archive, related to an integer wrap, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4335.
  • SA25426: F-Secure Products LHA Archive Handling Buffer Overflow
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018146: F-Secure Internet Security Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018147: F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018148: F-Secure Anti-Virus Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-1985: F-Secure Anti-Virus Products Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • F-Secure Anti-Virus 2005
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus 2006
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus 2007
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security 6.03 and prior
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus for Citrix Servers 5.52
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux Gateways 4.65 and prior
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux Servers 4.65 and prior
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus for MIMEsweeper 5.61 and prior
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus for MS Exchange 6.40 and prior
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus for Windows Servers 5.52
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstation 5.44
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus Linux Client Sec 5.30 and prior
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus Linux Server Sec 5.30 and prior
  • F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper 6.60
  • F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper for Linux 2.16
  • F-Secure Internet Security 2005
  • F-Secure Internet Security 2006
  • F-Secure Internet Security 2007

Reported:

May 29, 2007

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