Trend Micro Norton AntiVirus UPX denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Trend Micro Norton AntiVirus. Affected is an unknown function of the component UPX Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-1591. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Trend Micro Norton AntiVirus (Anti-Malware Software) (unknown version). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component UPX Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

VsapiNT.sys in the Scan Engine 8.0 for Trend Micro AntiVirus 14.10.1041, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel fault and system crash) via a crafted UPX file with a certain field that triggers a divide-by-zero error.

The bug was discovered 03/14/2007. The weakness was published 03/15/2007 with iDefense (Website). The advisory is shared for download at labs.idefense.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-1591 since 03/22/2007. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24815 (Trend Micro VsapiNT.sys UPX File Parsing DoS), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115528 (Trend Micro Products UPX Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32985), Tenable (24815), SecurityFocus (BID 22965†), OSVDB (34075†) and Secunia (SA24450†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 24815
Nessus Name: Trend Micro VsapiNT.sys UPX File Parsing DoS
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: labs.idefense.com⛔
Organization: iDefense
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-1591 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1591
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2980
X-Force: 32985
SecurityFocus: 22965 - Trend Micro Scan Engine UPX File Parsing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 24450 - Trend Micro Products UPX Processing Denial of Service, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 34075 - Trend Micro Multiple Products VsapiNT.sys UPX Processing DoS
SecurityTracker: 1017768
Vulnerability Center: 14667 - Trend Micro AntiVirus Scan Engine UPX File Parsing Denial of Service, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-0959

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2007 11:10
Updated: 06/09/2025 05:59
Changes: 03/26/2007 11:10 (85), 07/16/2019 21:32 (4), 06/09/2025 05:59 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:3CD:103

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