F-Secure multiple antivirus products CAB and RAR archive security bypass
| fsecure-cab-rar-security-bypass (40480) |  Low 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.
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 and prior
- F-Secure, Protection Service for Consumer 7.00 and prior
Remedy:
Refer to F-Secure Security Bulletin FSC-2008-1/FSC-2007-7 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- F-Secure Security Bulletin FSC-2008-1/FSC-2007-7, Vulnerabilities in scanning of specially crafted CAB and RAR archives at http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2008-1.shtml.
- 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
Reported:
Feb 13, 2008
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