DrWeb Anti-virus 4.44.0.09170 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in DrWeb Anti-virus 4.44.0.09170. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5526. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in DrWeb Anti-virus 4.44.0.09170 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

DrWeb Anti-virus 4.44.0.09170, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware in an HTML document by placing an MZ header (aka "EXE info") at the beginning, and modifying the filename to have (1) no extension, (2) a .txt extension, or (3) a .jpg extension, as demonstrated by a document containing a CVE-2006-5745 exploit.

The weakness was released 12/12/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5526 since 12/12/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/22/2018).

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 X-Force (47435). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-45443, VDB-45442, VDB-45441 and VDB-45440. 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: 9.5

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/12/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2286 days 🔍
10/22/2018 +1315 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5526 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5526
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45421
X-Force: 47435 - Multiple antivirus products MZ header code execution

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/22/2018 06:58
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (44), 10/22/2018 06:58 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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