F-Secure Anti-Virus on Linux CHM File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in F-Secure Anti-Virus on Linux. This affects an unknown part of the component CHM File Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2937. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in F-Secure Anti-Virus on Linux (Anti-Malware Software) (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component CHM File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 06/20/2005. The weakness was shared 10/10/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2937. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 112 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 (22564), SecurityFocus (BID 15054†), OSVDB (19913†) and Secunia (SA17144†). The entry VDB-26955 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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06/20/2005 🔍
09/15/2005 +86 days 🔍
10/10/2005 +25 days 🔍
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04/26/2016 +3849 days 🔍
07/26/2022 +2282 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f-secure.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2937 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2937
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82909
X-Force: 22564
SecurityFocus: 15054 - Kaspersky Anti-Virus Engine CHM File Parser Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 17144
OSVDB: 19913 - F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux CHM File Parsing Overflow

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/26/2016 16:45
Updated: 07/26/2022 20:09
Changes: 04/26/2016 16:45 (43), 10/26/2018 08:52 (7), 07/26/2022 20:09 (2)
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