Norman Antivirus 5.90 Malware Detection Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Norman Antivirus 5.90. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Malware Detection. The manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2007-3952. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Norman Antivirus 5.90 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Malware Detection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The OLE2 parsing in Norman Antivirus before 5.91.02 allows remote attackers to bypass the malware detection via a crafted DOC file, resulting from an "integer cast around".

The bug was discovered 07/23/2007. The weakness was released 07/23/2007 by Sergio Alvarez with n.runs AG (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-3952 since 07/24/2007. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 5.90 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35558), SecurityFocus (BID 25020†), OSVDB (37981†), Secunia (SA26178†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018438†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-37957, VDB-37955 and VDB-85952. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Antivirus 5.90

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Sergio Alvarez
Organization: n.runs AG
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-3952 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3952
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37956
X-Force: 35558
SecurityFocus: 25020 - Multiple Norman Antivirus Products OLE2 File Parser Scan Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 26178
OSVDB: 37981 - Norman Antivirus OLE2 Parsing DOC Handling Scan Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1018438
Vulnerability Center: 15768 - Norman Antivirus < 5.91.02 Remote Malware Detection Bypass via Crafted DOC Files, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-2619

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/23/2019 08:11
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (72), 07/23/2019 08:11 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:2FD:103

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