F-Secure Anti Virus Buffer Overflow in Processing LHA Archives May Let Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1010296
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1010296
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CVE Reference: GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 26 2004
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Impact: Denial of service via local system, Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstation 5.42; for Windows Servers; for MIMEsweeper 5.42; for MS Exchange 6.21; for Linux Workstations 4.52; for Linux Servers 4.52; for Linux Gateways 4.52; for Servers 4.60; and earlier versions
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Description: A buffer overflow vulnerability was reported in F-Secure Anti Virus. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
F-Secure reported that a remote user or local user can create a specially crafted LHA archive that, when scanned by the system, will
cause "temporary performance degredation" or denial of service conditions.
The vendor indicates that on-demand scans will terminate
when the malformed file is encountered.
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Impact: A remote or local user can cause denial of service conditions on the target system, depending on how the system is configured and on other conditions.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a series of hotfixes. For a matrix showing the appropriate hotfix for each affected version, see the Vendor's Advisory at:
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2004-1.shtml
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Vendor URL: www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2004-1.shtml (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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