F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018147
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1018147
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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-2966
, CVE-2007-2967
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: May 12 2008
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Original Entry Date: May 30 2007
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 6.60 and prior versions; for Linux 2.16 and prior versions
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted LHA archive or other archive or packed executable that, when processed by the target
application, will trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges
of the target user.
The vendor credits Tavis Ormandy in Google Security Team and Sergio Alvarez of n.runs AG with discovering
these vulnerabilities.
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Impact: A remote user can create a file that, when processed by the target application, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fix. A patch matrix is available in the F-Secure advisories.
The F-Secure advisories are available at:
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2007-1.shtml
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2007-3.shtml
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Vendor URL: www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2007-1.shtml (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 08:18:22 -0400
Subject: F-Secure
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http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2007-1.shtml
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2007-2.shtml
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2007-3.shtml
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