VDB-33720 · CVE-2006-6409 · BID 21461

F-Secure Anti-Virus 4.65 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in F-Secure Anti-Virus 4.65. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6409. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F-Secure Anti-Virus 4.65 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux Gateways 4.65 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (possibly fatal scan error), and possibly bypass virus detection, by inserting invalid characters into base64 encoded content in a multipart/mixed MIME file, as demonstrated with the EICAR test file.

The weakness was published 12/09/2006 by Hendrik Weimer (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-6409 since 12/09/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 21461†). Similar entries are available at VDB-33719, VDB-33718, VDB-33717 and VDB-33716. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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12/06/2006 🔍
12/09/2006 +3 days 🔍
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12/09/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3015 days 🔍
08/13/2018 +1250 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f-secure.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Hendrik Weimer
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6409 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6409
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33720
SecurityFocus: 21461 - Multiple Security Products MIME Encoding Content Filter Bypass Weakness

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 08/13/2018 07:01
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (46), 08/13/2018 07:01 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:D29:103

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