Multiple F-Secure antivirus products archives code execution
| fsecure-archives-code-execution (41234) |  High Risk |
Description:
Multiple F-Secure antivirus products could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the improper handling of archives. By sending a specially-crafted archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory, execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the affected application to hang.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to F-Secure Security Bulletin FSC-2008-2 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- F-Secure Security Bulletin FSC-2008-2: Archive handling vulnerability.
- BID-28282: F-Secure Multiple Products Multiple Remote Archive Handling Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1412: Unspecified vulnerability in multiple F-Secure anti-virus products, including Internet Security 2006 through 2008, Anti-Virus 2006 through 2008, and others, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via a malformed archive that triggers an unhandled exception, as demonstrated by the PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.
- SA29397: F-Secure Archives Handling Unspecified Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019618: F-Secure Internet Security Unhandled Exception in Processing Archives Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SECTRACK ID: 1019619: F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper Unhandled Exception in Processing Archives Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SECTRACK ID: 1019620: F-Secure Anti-Virus Unhandled Exception in Processing Archives Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0903: F-Secure Products Archive Handling Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- F-Secure Anti-Virus 2006
- F-Secure Anti-Virus 2007
- F-Secure Anti-Virus 2007 Second Edition
- F-Secure Anti-Virus 2008
- F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security 6.04 and prior
- F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux 4.65 and prior
- F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstation 7.11
- F-Secure Anti-Virus Linux Client Sec 5.54 and prior
- F-Secure Client Security 7.11
- F-Secure Internet Security 2006
- F-Secure Internet Security 2007
- F-Secure Internet Security 2007 Second Edition
- F-Secure Internet Security 2008
- F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus for S60 2nd edition
- F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus Win Mobile 2003/5.0/6
- F-Secure Mobile Security for Series 80
- F-Secure Protection for Consumers 7.00 and prior
- F-Secure Protection Service for Business 3.10
Reported:
Mar 17, 2008
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