Trend Micro ServerProtect up to 5.58 RAR Archive Header resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Trend Micro ServerProtect up to 5.58. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component RAR Archive Header Handler. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5645. Additionally, an exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Trend Micro ServerProtect up to 5.58 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component RAR Archive Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security before 6.0.5, Anti-Virus for Linux before 5.0.10, and other platforms before 4.11, when "Enabled scanning of archives" is set, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed RAR archive with an Archive Header section with the head_size and pack_size fields set to zero.

The weakness was released 12/11/2006 by Titon, Damian Put and eine anonyme Person with iDEFENSE (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at labs.idefense.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5645 since 11/01/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sophos.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35572), Exploit-DB (2912), SecurityFocus (BID 20816†), OSVDB (31875†) and Secunia (SA23321†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2642, VDB-2641, VDB-2644 and VDB-2643. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: sophos.com
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Timelineinfo

10/27/2006 🔍
10/30/2006 +3 days 🔍
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11/01/2006 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: labs.idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Titon, Damian Put, eine anonyme Person
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5645 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5645
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2731
X-Force: 35572
SecurityFocus: 20816 - Sophos Antivirus Multiple Denial of Service and Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23321
OSVDB: 31875 - Sophos Multiple Products Malformed RAR Archive Header Processing DoS
SecurityTracker: 1017132
Vulnerability Center: 15879 - Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security Remote DoS via a Malformed RAR Archive, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4239

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

Created: 12/14/2006 13:22
Updated: 04/26/2026 02:07
Changes: 12/14/2006 13:22 (83), 07/23/2019 16:10 (3), 04/21/2025 06:01 (17), 04/26/2026 02:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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