Fortinet Fortiguard Antivirus 3.113.0.0 input validation

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Fortinet Fortiguard Antivirus 3.113.0.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-5531. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Fortinet Fortiguard Antivirus 3.113.0.0 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected is an unknown part. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Fortinet Antivirus 3.113.0.0, 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 available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5531 since 12/12/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/02/2017).

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 best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

• Fortinet

Name

• Fortiguard Antivirus

Version

• 3.113.0.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

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