F-Secure Anti-Virus ZIP Archive privileges management

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A vulnerability has been found in F-Secure Anti-Virus (Anti-Malware Software) (unknown version) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component ZIP Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the extract_one function from lhext.c in LHA may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long w (working directory) command line option, a different issue than CVE-2004-0769. NOTE: this issue may be REJECTED if there are not any cases in which LHA is setuid or is otherwise used across security boundaries.

The weakness was presented 01/19/2006 by Thierry Zoller (Website). The advisory is shared at f-secure.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0771 since 08/04/2004. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14813 (FreeBSD : lha -- numerous vulnerabilities when extracting archives (91)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at f-secure.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16196) and Tenable (14813). Additional details are provided at vuldb.com. See 1994, 670, 1992 and 28418 for similar entries.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 14813
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : lha -- numerous vulnerabilities when extracting archives (91)
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OpenVAS ID: 52374
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: lha
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Patch: f-secure.com

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05/15/2004 🔍
05/26/2004 +11 days 🔍
08/04/2004 +70 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f-secure.com

Advisory: f-secure.com
Researcher: Thierry Zoller
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0771 (🔍)
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X-Force: 16196 - LHA extract_one buffer overflows, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 10354 - LHA Multiple extract_one Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18529 - F-Secure Anti-Virus Archive Handling Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 05/26/2004 17:27
Updated: 03/12/2021 12:22
Changes: 05/26/2004 17:27 (79), 10/08/2018 15:44 (3), 03/12/2021 12:22 (2)
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