F-Secure Anti-Virus up to 8.00 on Windows numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in F-Secure Anti-Virus up to 8.00 on Windows and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-6085. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in F-Secure Anti-Virus up to 8.00 on Windows (Anti-Malware Software). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in multiple F-Secure anti-virus products, including Internet Security 2006 through 2008, Anti-Virus 2006 through 2008, and others, when configured to scan inside compressed archives, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPM compressed archive file, which triggers a buffer overflow.

The weakness was presented 02/06/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at f-secure.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6085 since 02/05/2009. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 08/04/2021).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35088 (F-Secure RPM Parsing Integer Overflow RCE (FSC-2008-3)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

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 databases at X-Force (46016), Tenable (35088), SecurityFocus (BID 31846†), Secunia (SA32352†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021073†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35088
Nessus Name: F-Secure RPM Parsing Integer Overflow RCE (FSC-2008-3)
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OpenVAS ID: 800358
OpenVAS Name: F-Secure Product(s) Integer Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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12/11/2008 +51 days 🔍
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08/04/2021 +2332 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f-secure.com

Advisory: f-secure.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-6085 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6085
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46343
X-Force: 46016
SecurityFocus: 31846 - F-Secure Multiple Products RPM File Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 32352 - F-Secure Products RPM Parsing Integer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1021073 - F-Secure Anti-Virus Buffer Overflow in Scanning RPM Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 20244 - Multiple F-Secure Products Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution or DoS via Crafted RPM Archive File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2874

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/04/2021 12:55
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (61), 06/07/2019 14:17 (17), 08/04/2021 12:55 (2)
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