CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Fortinet Fortiguard Antivirus 3.113.0.0 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Fortinet Antivirus 3.113.0.0, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware in an HTML document by placing an MZ header (aka "EXE info") at the beginning, and modifying the filename to have (1) no extension, (2) a .txt extension, or (3) a .jpg extension, as demonstrated by a document containing a CVE-2006-5745 exploit.
The weakness was released 12/12/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5531 since 12/12/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/02/2017).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (47435). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 45443, 45442, 45441 and 45440.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5
VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/12/2008 🔍12/12/2008 🔍
12/12/2008 🔍
03/17/2015 🔍
12/02/2017 🔍
Sources
Vendor: fortinet.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2008-5531 (🔍)
X-Force: 47435 - Multiple antivirus products MZ header code execution
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 12/02/2017 10:41
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (44), 12/02/2017 10:41 (6)
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