Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0/5.0.2.03300/10.0.2.7 Malware Detection access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0/5.0.2.03300/10.0.2.7. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Malware Detection. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1447. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0/5.0.2.03300/10.0.2.7 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Malware Detection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The ELF file parser in Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Dr.Web 5.0.2.03300, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified e_version field. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different ELF parser implementations.

The weakness was published 03/21/2012 by Suman Jana as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-1447 since 02/29/2012. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/16/2019). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 52601†) and OSVDB (80432†). Similar entries are available at VDB-60507, VDB-60506, VDB-60505 and VDB-60504. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

• Fortinet

Name

• Antivirus

Version

• 4.2.254.0
• 5.0.2.03300
• 10.0.2.7

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

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