SOURCENEXT Virus Security up to 9.5.0173 memory allocation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in SOURCENEXT Virus Security up to 9.5.0173. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to memory allocation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-4429. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SOURCENEXT Virus Security up to 9.5.0173 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in SOURCENEXT Virus Security ZERO 9.5.0173 and earlier and Virus Security 9.5.0173 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via malformed compressed files. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was presented 10/03/2008 by Yuji Ukai (Website). The advisory is shared at jvn.jp. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4429 since 10/03/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44397), SecurityFocus (BID 30650†) and Secunia (SA31452†). 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: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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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: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/12/2008 🔍
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10/03/2008 +52 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2356 days 🔍
11/27/2017 +986 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jvn.jp
Researcher: Yuji Ukai
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44333
X-Force: 44397 - SOURCENEXT Virus Security and Virus Security ZERO compressed files denial of service
SecurityFocus: 30650 - SOURCENEXT Virus Security and Virus Security ZERO Unspecified Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 31452 - SOURCENEXT Virus Security / Virus Security ZERO Denial of Service, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-2335

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/27/2017 08:05
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (54), 11/27/2017 08:05 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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