Published:2011/02/16  Last Updated:2011/02/16

JVN#71542734
F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper for Linux authentication issue

Overview

F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper for Linux provided by F-Secure Corporation contains an issue where authentication is not present.

Products Affected

  • F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper for Linux 3.x

Description

F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper for Linux provided by F-Secure Corporation is an anti-virus product. F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper for Linux contains an issue where authentication is not present.

Impact

A remote attacker may view access logs that are stored by the product.

Solution

Update the firmware
Update to version 4.x according to the information provided by the developer.
If updating to version 4.x is difficult, please apply the hotfix.

Vendor Status

Vendor Link
F-Secure Corporation F-Secure Security Bulletin FSC-2011-1 - Log file access vulnerability

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2011.02.16

Measures Conditions Severity
Access Required can be attacked over the Internet using packets
  • High
Authentication anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count)
  • High
User Interaction Required the vulnerability can be exploited without an honest user taking any action
  • High
Exploit Complexity the user must be convinced to take a difficult or suspicious action. If the honest user must have elevated privileges, they are likely to be more suspiciouse
  • High

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

Hiroshi Mizoguchi of easynet Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2011-0453
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2011-000013