ESET NOD32 Antivirus 3662 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ESET NOD32 Antivirus 3662. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2008-5534. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ESET NOD32 Antivirus 3662 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown processing. 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. The summary by CVE is:

ESET NOD32 Antivirus 3662 and possibly 3440, 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 shared 12/12/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5534 since 12/12/2008. 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 price for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/30/2017).

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). The entries VDB-45443, VDB-45442, VDB-45441 and VDB-45440 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/12/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2286 days 🔍
11/30/2017 +989 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5534 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5534
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45429
X-Force: 47435 - Multiple antivirus products MZ header code execution

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/30/2017 13:45
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (48), 11/30/2017 13:45 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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