F-Secure Anti-Virus 5.x on MIMEsweeper ZIP Archive privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in F-Secure Anti-Virus 5.x on MIMEsweeper. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ZIP Archive Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F-Secure Anti-Virus 5.x on MIMEsweeper (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component ZIP Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The bug was discovered 04/06/2004. The weakness was presented 04/06/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftp.f-secure.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15744), OSVDB (4962†), Secunia (SA11297†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1009685†). Additional details are provided at heise.de. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

F-Secure

Name

Anti-Virus

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.f-secure.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: ftp.f-secure.com

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f-secure.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-583
X-Force: 15744 - F-Secure Sober.D virus in ZIP archives may bypass antivirus protection, Medium Risk
Secunia: 11297 - F-Secure Anti-Virus for MIMEsweeper Virus Detection Bypass, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 4962 - F-Secure Anti-Virus for MIMEsweeper Sober.D Detection Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1009685 - F-Secure Anti-Virus for MIMEsweeper Fails to Detect Sober.D Worm

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2004 12:23
Updated: 06/07/2017 16:04
Changes: 04/06/2004 12:23 (63), 06/07/2017 16:04 (2)
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