VDB-26720 · CVE-2005-3378 · BID 15189

Norman Norman Virus Control 5.81 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Norman Norman Virus Control 5.81. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-3378. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Norman Norman Virus Control 5.81 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an 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 Norman 5.81 with the 5.83.02 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 published 10/30/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityelf.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3378 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. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly 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†). Similar entries are available at VDB-26724, VDB-26723, VDB-26722 and VDB-26721. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
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 🔍
07/26/2017 +868 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityelf.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3378 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3378
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26720
SecurityFocus: 15189 - Multiple Vendor Anti-Virus Magic Byte Detection Evasion Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/26/2017 18:32
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (43), 07/26/2017 18:32 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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