Sophos Anti-Virus up to 5.0 Virus Protection archive::zip Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Sophos Anti-Virus up to 5.0. This affects the function archive::zip of the component Virus Protection. Performing a manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1096. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Sophos Anti-Virus up to 5.0 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function archive::zip of the component Virus Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Archive::Zip Perl module before 1.14, when used by antivirus programs such as amavisd-new, allows remote attackers to bypass antivirus protection via a compressed file with both local and global headers set to zero, which does not prevent the compressed file from being opened on a target system.

The weakness was published 01/10/2005 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1096 since 11/30/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. 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 15587 (GLSA-200410-31 : Archive::Zip: Virus detection evasion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.14 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17761), Exploit-DB (629), Tenable (15587), SecurityFocus (BID 11448†) and Secunia (SA13038†). Similar entries are available at VDB-927, VDB-928, VDB-913 and VDB-915. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 15587
Nessus Name: GLSA-200410-31 : Archive::Zip: Virus detection evasion
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OpenVAS ID: 52313
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: p5-Archive-Zip
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Anti-Virus 1.14
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10/18/2004 🔍
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11/01/2004 +14 days 🔍
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11/30/2004 +29 days 🔍
01/10/2005 +41 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +2065 days 🔍
01/12/2025 +3596 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sophos.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1096 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1096
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23685
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X-Force: 17761
SecurityFocus: 11448 - Multiple Vendor Antivirus Software Zip Files Detection Evasion Vulnerability
Secunia: 13038 - Archive::Zip Zip Archive Virus Detection Bypass Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 22847 - Archive::Zip Perl Module < 1.14 Remote Antivirus Protection Bypass Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 01/12/2025 14:58
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (66), 02/11/2017 10:36 (14), 07/01/2021 09:00 (3), 11/21/2024 05:40 (16), 01/12/2025 14:58 (1)
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