VDB-26714 · CVE-2005-3372 · BID 15189

CA Etrust Antivirus 7.0.1.4 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in CA Etrust Antivirus 7.0.1.4. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-3372. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in CA Etrust Antivirus 7.0.1.4 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple interpretation error in eTrust CA 7.0.1.4 with the 11.9.1 engine allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning via a file such as BAT, HTML, and EML with an "MZ" magic byte sequence which is normally associated with EXE, which causes the file to be treated as a safe type that could still be executed as a dangerous file type by applications on the end system, as demonstrated by a "triple headed" program that contains EXE, EML, and HTML content, aka the "magic byte bug."

The weakness was shared 10/30/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at securityelf.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3372 since 10/29/2005. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 15189†). The entries VDB-26724, VDB-26723, VDB-26722 and VDB-26721 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/25/2005 🔍
10/29/2005 +4 days 🔍
10/30/2005 +1 days 🔍
10/30/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3419 days 🔍
07/30/2017 +872 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: securityelf.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3372 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3372
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26714
SecurityFocus: 15189 - Multiple Vendor Anti-Virus Magic Byte Detection Evasion Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/30/2017 11:34
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (43), 07/30/2017 11:34 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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