JVN#66077895
Virus Security and Virus Security ZERO denial of service (DoS) vulnerability
Overview
Virus Security and Virus Security ZERO provided by SOURCENEXT CORPORATION contain a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Products Affected
- Virus Security version 9.5.0173 and earlier
- Virus Security ZERO version 9.5.0173 and earlier
Description
Virus Security and Virus Security ZERO are anti-virus software provided by SOURCENEXT CORPORATION. Virus Security and Virus Security ZERO contain a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability as they do not properly handle malicious compressed files when scanning.
Impact
The software may not function after scanning malicious compressed files.
Solution
Update the Software
Apply the latest updates provided by the vendor.
JPCERT/CC Addendum
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
Analyzed on 2008.08.12
| Measures | Conditions | Severity |
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| Access Required | Routed - can be attacked over the Internet using packets |
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| Authentication | None - anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count) |
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| User Interaction Required | None - the vulnerability can be exploited without an honest user taking any action |
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| Exploit Complexity | Low-Medium - some expertise and/or luck required (most buffer overflows, guessing correctly in small space, expertise in Windows function calls) |
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Description of each analysis measures
User's interaction is rated as "None" considering the automatic email scanning is activated. User's interactions may be required depending on how the malicious files are received.
Credit
Yuji Ukai of Fourteenforty Research Institute, Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the vendor under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
Other Information
| JPCERT Alert | |
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| TRnotes | |
| CVE |
CVE-2008-4429 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2008-000050 |