Secure Computing Webwasher input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Secure Computing Webwasher. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5540. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Secure Computing Webwasher (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block. 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:

Secure Computing Secure Web Gateway (aka Webwasher), 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 published 12/12/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5540 since 12/12/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/05/2017).

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). Similar entries are available at VDB-45443, VDB-45442, VDB-45441 and VDB-45440. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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03/17/2015 +2286 days 🔍
12/05/2017 +994 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5540 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5540
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45435
X-Force: 47435 - Multiple antivirus products MZ header code execution

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 12/05/2017 08:17
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (42), 12/05/2017 08:17 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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