F-Secure Anti-Virus Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018148 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1018148
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-2965, 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, Root access via local system, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2005, 2006 and 2007; various other versions
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in F-Secure Anti-Virus. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target 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.
A local user can send a specially crafted I/O request packet to exploit an access validation flaw in the Real-time Scanning function to execute arbitrary commands on the target system with elevated privileges. The vendor discovered this vulnerability.
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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.
A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target 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-2007-2.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:
Access control error, Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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