F-Secure Anti-Virus up to 2005 ARJ Archive heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in F-Secure Anti-Virus up to 2005. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ARJ Archive Handler. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0350. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in F-Secure Anti-Virus up to 2005 (Anti-Malware Software). This affects an unknown code of the component ARJ Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in multiple F-Secure Anti-Virus and Internet Security products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ARJ archive.

The bug was discovered 02/10/2005. The weakness was published 02/10/2005 with ISS (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at f-secure.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0350 since 02/11/2005. 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.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at f-secure.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 15583. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9086.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19140), OSVDB (13704†), Secunia (SA14216†), SecurityTracker (ID 1013140†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8276†). Similar entry is available at VDB-1243. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: f-secure.com

Snort ID: 15583
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f-secure.com

Advisory: f-secure.com
Researcher: http://www.iss.net
Organization: ISS
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-0350 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0350
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1215
X-Force: 19140
Secunia: 14216 - F-Secure Multiple Products ARJ Archive Handling Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 13704 - F-Secure Multiple Products ARJ Archive Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1013140
Vulnerability Center: 8276 - Buffer Overflow in Multiple F-Secure Anti-Virus Internet Security Products Allows Code Execution, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2005 12:09
Updated: 07/01/2019 12:10
Changes: 02/16/2005 12:09 (81), 07/01/2019 12:10 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:9CD:103

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