AVG AVG Anti-Virus 7.5.51 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AVG AVG Anti-Virus 7.5.51. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-6662. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in AVG AVG Anti-Virus 7.5.51 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected is 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

AVG Anti-Virus for Linux 7.5.51, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed UPX compressed file, which triggers memory corruption.

The weakness was disclosed 12/10/2008 by Jonathan Brossard with iViZ Techno Solutions (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-6662 since 04/07/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/12/2017).

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (47254), SecurityFocus (BID 32749†) and OSVDB (51962†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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OpenVAS ID: 800395
OpenVAS Name: Denial of Service vulnerability in AVG Anti-Virus (Linux)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/10/2008 🔍
12/10/2008 +0 days 🔍
02/17/2009 +69 days 🔍
04/07/2009 +48 days 🔍
04/07/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2170 days 🔍
12/12/2017 +1001 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: Jonathan Brossard
Organization: iViZ Techno Solutions
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6662 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6662
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47592
X-Force: 47254 - AVG Anti-Virus for Linux UPX file denial of service
SecurityFocus: 32749 - AVG Anti-Virus For Linux UPX File Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 51962 - AVG Anti-Virus for Linux UPX File Handling DoS
Vupen: ADV-2008-3461

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 12/12/2017 08:27
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (49), 12/12/2017 08:27 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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