Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-5747 - Resource Management Errors vulnerability in F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.8

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
f-prot
CWE-399
nessus

Summary

F-Prot 4.6.8 for GNU/Linux allows remote attackers to bypass anti-virus protection via a crafted ELF program with a "corrupted" header that still allows the program to be executed. NOTE: due to an error in the initial disclosure, F-secure was incorrectly stated as the vendor.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
F-Prot
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200904-14.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200904-14 (F-PROT Antivirus: Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities) The following vulnerabilities were found: Multiple errors when processing UPX, ASPack or Microsoft Office files (CVE-2008-3243). Infinite Sergio Alvarez of n.runs AG reported an invalid memory access when processing a CHM file with a large nb_dir value (CVE-2008-3244). Jonathan Brossard from iViZ Techno Solutions reported that F-PROT Antivirus does not correctly process ELF binaries with corrupted headers (CVE-2008-5747). Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to scan a specially crafted file, leading to a crash or infinite loop. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id36158
published2009-04-15
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/36158
titleGLSA-200904-14 : F-PROT Antivirus: Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities
code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200904-14.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(36158);
  script_version("1.13");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:45");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3243", "CVE-2008-3244", "CVE-2008-5747");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200904-14");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-200904-14 : F-PROT Antivirus: Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200904-14
(F-PROT Antivirus: Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities)

    The following vulnerabilities were found:
    Multiple errors when processing UPX, ASPack or Microsoft Office
    files (CVE-2008-3243).
    Infinite Sergio Alvarez of n.runs AG reported an invalid memory
    access when processing a CHM file with a large nb_dir value
    (CVE-2008-3244).
    Jonathan Brossard from iViZ Techno Solutions reported that F-PROT
    Antivirus does not correctly process ELF binaries with corrupted
    headers (CVE-2008-5747).
  
Impact :

    A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to scan a
    specially crafted file, leading to a crash or infinite loop.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200904-14"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All F-PROT Antivirus users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-antivirus/f-prot-6.0.2'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_cwe_id(20, 399);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:f-prot");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/04/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/04/15");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"app-antivirus/f-prot", unaffected:make_list("ge 6.0.2"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 6.0.2"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "F-PROT Antivirus");
}