F-Prot scanning engine up to 4.3.1 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in F-Prot scanning engine up to 4.3.1. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-3243. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in F-Prot scanning engine up to 4.3.1. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the scanning engine before 4.4.4 in F-Prot Antivirus before 6.0.9.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) a crafted UPX-compressed file, which triggers an engine crash; (2) a crafted Microsoft Office file, which triggers an infinite loop; or (3) an ASPack-compressed file, which triggers an engine crash.

The bug was discovered 07/16/2008. The weakness was disclosed 07/21/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3243 since 07/21/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 36158 (GLSA-200904-14 : F-PROT Antivirus: Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 4.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 10 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43870), Tenable (36158), SecurityFocus (BID 30258†), OSVDB (47298†) and Secunia (SA31118†). The entries VDB-43318 and VDB-45678 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 36158
Nessus Name: GLSA-200904-14 : F-PROT Antivirus: Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63850
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200904-14 (f-prot)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: scanning engine 4.3.2

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07/16/2008 🔍
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07/21/2008 +5 days 🔍
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04/14/2009 +261 days 🔍
04/15/2009 +1 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2162 days 🔍
08/14/2019 +1611 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-3243 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3243
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43317
X-Force: 43870
SecurityFocus: 30258 - F-PROT Antivirus Multiple File Processing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31118
OSVDB: 47298 - F-PROT Antivirus ASPack file denial of service
Vulnerability Center: 18938 - FRISK F-Prot AntiVirus Denial of Service via UPX, ASPack or Microsoft Office File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/14/2019 22:03
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (73), 08/14/2019 22:03 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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