Avira AntiVir 7.04.00.23 memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Avira AntiVir 7.04.00.23. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The file parsing engine in Avira Antivir Antivirus before 7.04.00.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted UPX compressed file, which triggers a divide-by-zero error.

The bug was discovered 05/29/2007. The weakness was shared 05/29/2007 by Sergio Alvarez (Shadow) with n.runs (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at forum.antivir-pe.de. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-2972 since 05/31/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25348 (Avira AntiVir File Handling Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34556) and Tenable (25348). The entries 37066 and 37065 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 25348
Nessus Name: Avira AntiVir File Handling Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Advisory: forum.antivir-pe.de
Researcher: Sergio Alvarez (Shadow)
Organization: n.runs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2972 (🔍)
X-Force: 34556 - Avira AntiVir UPX files denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1018132
Vulnerability Center: 15289 - Avira Antivir Antivirus Remote Denial of Service via Crafted UPX Compressed File, High
SecurityFocus: 24187 - Avira Antivir Antivirus Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25417
OSVDB: 36710 - Avira AntiVir Antivirus UPX File Handling DoS
Vupen: ADV-2007-1971

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Created: 06/01/2007 17:12
Updated: 07/20/2019 12:21
Changes: 06/01/2007 17:12 (90), 07/20/2019 12:21 (1)
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