CA eTrust Antivirus 6.x/7.x ZIP Archive Arclib.dll privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in CA eTrust Antivirus 6.x/7.x and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library Arclib.dll of the component ZIP Archive Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-0933. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in CA eTrust Antivirus 6.x/7.x (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part in the library Arclib.dll 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 confidentiality, and integrity.

The bug was discovered 09/16/2004. The weakness was presented 10/18/2004 with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is shared at idefense.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0933 since 10/04/2004. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15598 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : perl-Archive-Zip (MDKSA-2004:118)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90197 (CA (Computer Associates) Multiple eTrust Products Zip File Detection Evasion Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ca.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 4188.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17761), Exploit-DB (629), Tenable (15598), SecurityFocus (BID 11448†) and OSVDB (10963†). Additional details are provided at supportconnectw.ca.com. See VDB-927, VDB-928, VDB-915 and VDB-914 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 15598
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : perl-Archive-Zip (MDKSA-2004:118)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: ca.com

Snort ID: 4188
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09/21/2004 +5 days 🔍
10/04/2004 +13 days 🔍
10/18/2004 +14 days 🔍
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01/27/2005 +99 days 🔍
04/05/2006 +433 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: idefense.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.idefense.com
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0933 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0933
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-913
X-Force: 17761 - Multiple vendor antivirus .zip bypass protection, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 11448 - Multiple Vendor Antivirus Software Zip Files Detection Evasion Vulnerability
Secunia: 12877 - eTrust Antivirus Zip Archive Virus Detection Bypass Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 10963 - Multiple Anti-Virus Zero Compressed Size Header Detection Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1011764 - CA eTrust AntiVirus Lets Remote Users Bypass Virus Detection WIth Zero Compressed Size Header
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 10935 - CA AntiVirus Remote AntiVirus Protection Bypass via a Compressed File, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2004 16:26
Updated: 07/07/2025 14:15
Changes: 10/20/2004 16:26 (81), 06/07/2017 16:04 (21), 03/10/2021 07:31 (2), 03/10/2021 07:35 (1), 01/17/2025 22:54 (14), 07/07/2025 14:15 (2)
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