Eset Software NOD32 Antivirus 2.5 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Eset Software NOD32 Antivirus 2.5. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-2903. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eset Software NOD32 Antivirus 2.5 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in NOD32 2.5 with nod32.002 1.033 build 1127, with active scanning enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an ARJ archive containing a file with a long filename.

The bug was discovered 09/08/2005. The weakness was published 09/14/2005 by Tan Chew Keong with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2903 since 09/14/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19700 (NOD32 Antivirus ARJ Archive Filename Handling Overflow), 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11488.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22203), Tenable (19700), SecurityFocus (BID 14773†), OSVDB (19223†) and Secunia (SA16604†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Nessus ID: 19700
Nessus Name: NOD32 Antivirus ARJ Archive Filename Handling Overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2903 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2903
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26305
X-Force: 22203
SecurityFocus: 14773 - Eset Software NOD32 Antivirus ARJ Archive Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 16604 - NOD32 Anti-Virus ARJ Archive Handling Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 19223 - Eset Software - NOD32 Antivirus ARJ Archive Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9244 - Buffer Overflow in NOD32 2.5 via ARJ Archive with Long Filenames, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/09/2019 16:55
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (73), 06/09/2019 16:55 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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