Norman Virus Control ACE buffer overflow
| norman-ace-bo (35561) |  High Risk |
Description:
Norman Virus Control is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows, caused by improper bounds checking by the file parsing engine. By persuading a victim to scan a specially-crafted ACE file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Norman, Norman Virus Control 5.90
Remedy:
Use Norman Virus Automatic Update to correct this issue, as described in the Norman Security Bulletin. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- n.runs-SA-2007.020, Norman Antivirus ACE parsing Arbitrary Code Execution Advisory at http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_Norman_all_ace_buffer_overflow.php.
- Norman Security Bulletin, 27 July 2007, Vulnerabilities in Norman's antivirus scanner engine at http://www.norman.com/Support/Security_Bulletins/48863/en-us.
- Norman Web site, :: NORMAN :: Antivirus | Firewall | Network security at http://www.norman.com/en-us.
- BID-25003: Multiple Norman Virus Control Products LZH Multiple Buffer-Overflow Vulnerabilities
- BID-25015: Norman Virus Control ACE Parsing Buffer-Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3951: Multiple buffer overflows in Norman Antivirus 5.90 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) ACE or (2) LZH file, resulting from an integer cast around.
- SA26178: Norman Antivirus Products Multiple File Parsing Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018438: Norman Virus Control ACE and LZH Buffer Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2619: Norman Virus Control Multiple Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 23, 2007
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