F-Secure multiple antivirus products CAB and RAR archive security bypass

fsecure-cab-rar-security-bypass (40480) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Multiple F-Secure antivirus products could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an error when scanning CAB and RAR archives. By creating a specially-crafted CAB or RAR archive file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass antivirus scans.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 4.3
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 3.2
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Bypass Security

Remedy:

Refer to F-Secure Security Bulletin FSC-2008-1/FSC-2007-7 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • F-Secure Security Bulletin FSC-2008-1/FSC-2007-7: Vulnerabilities in scanning of specially crafted CAB and RAR archives.
  • CVE-2008-0792: Multiple F-Secure anti-virus products, including Internet Security 2006 through 2008, Anti-Virus 2006 through 2008, F-Secure Protection Service, and others, allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted CAB archive.
  • CVE-2008-0910: Multiple F-Secure anti-virus products, including Internet Security 2006 through 2008, Anti-Virus 2006 through 2008, F-Secure Protection Service, and others, allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted RAR archive. NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2008-0792.
  • SA28919: F-Secure Products CAB and RAR Archives Security Bypass
  • SECTRACK ID: 1019405: F-Secure Anti-Virus May Fail to Scan Certain CAB and RAR Archives
  • SECTRACK ID: 1019412: F-Secure Internet Security May Fail to Scan Certain CAB and RAR Archives
  • SECTRACK ID: 1019413: F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper May Fail to Scan Certain CAB and RAR Archives
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-0544: F-Secure Products CAB and RAR Archives Security Bypass Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • F-Secure Anti-Virus 2006
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus 2007
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus 2007 7.02
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus 2008
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security 6.02
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security 6.03
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security 7.01
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security 7.10
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus for Citrix Servers 5.52
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux 4.65
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus for MIMEsweeper 5.61
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus for Windows Servers 5.52
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus for Windows Servers 7.00
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstations 5.44
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstations 7.00
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstations 7.10
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus Linux Client 5.52
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus Linux Client 5.53
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus Linux Server 5.52
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus Linux Server 5.53
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus Microsoft Exchange 6.62
  • F-Secure Anti-Virus Microsoft Exchange 7.0
  • F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper Linux 2.16
  • F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper Windows 6.61
  • F-Secure Internet Security 2006
  • F-Secure Internet Security 2007
  • F-Secure Internet Security 2007 Second Edition
  • F-Secure Internet Security 2008
  • F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway 4.0.7 and prior
  • F-Secure Protection Service for Business 3.00
  • F-Secure Protection Service for Consumers 7.00

Reported:

Feb 13, 2008

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