AntiVir Fails to Scan Files Named With MS DOS Device Names
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1011842 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1011842
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CVE Reference:
GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 21 2004
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Impact:
Modification of system information
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Exploit Included: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in AntiVir. A remote user can create a file that will not be detected by the application.
Sowhat of the ITS Security Research Team reported that a file or directory name that contains certain character strings related to MS-DOS device names (e.g., COM1, LPT1, AUX, CON, PRN) will not be scanned by the anti-virus system.
The vendor was notified without response.
The original advisory is available at:
http://secway.org/Advisory/Ad20041009.txt
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Impact:
The anti-virus software may fail to scan certain filenames and directory names.
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Solution:
No solution was available at the time of this entry.
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Vendor URL: www.hbedv.com/en/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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