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.
*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:
Use Norman Virus Automatic Update to correct this issue, as described in the Norman Security Bulletin. See References.
References:
- n.runs-SA-2007.020: Norman Antivirus ACE parsing Arbitrary Code Execution Advisory.
- Norman Security Bulletin, 27 July 2007: Vulnerabilities in Norman's antivirus scanner engine.
- Norman Web site: :: NORMAN :: Antivirus | Firewall | Network security.
- 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
Platforms Affected:
- Norman Norman Virus Control 5.90
Reported:
Jul 23, 2007
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