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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2005.0877 -- CIAC BULLETIN Q-042
F-Secure AV for MS Exchange and Internet Gatekeeper Vulnerability
7 November 2005
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange
F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper
Publisher: CIAC
Operating System: Windows Server 2003
Windows 2000
Windows NT
Impact: Read-only Data Access
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
Original Bulletin: http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2005-2.shtml
Comment: While the default configuration allows connections only from the
local host, modifying the default configuration to allow
connections from other hosts may expose this vulnerability to
remote exploitation attempts.
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The U.S. Department of Energy
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INFORMATION BULLETIN
F-Secure AV for MS Exchange and Internet Gatekeeper Vulnerability
[F-Secure Security Bulletin FSC-2005-2]
November 4, 2005 18:00 GMT Number Q-042
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PROBLEM: Limited vulnerabilities were discovered in F-Secures Anti-Virus
for Microsoft Exchange and F-Secure's Internet Gatekeeper.
PLATFORM: F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange 6.40 F-Secure
Internet Gatekeeper 6.42, 6.41, 6.40
DAMAGE: A limited directory traversal vulnerability can be exploited by
bypassing the Web Console authentication. It is possible to
gain a read access to a file on the local disk from allowed
hosts. By default the connections are only allowed from the
local host.
SOLUTION: Apply the available security updates.
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VULNERABILITY The risk is LOW. An attacker may gain read access to a file on
ASSESSMENT: the local disk.
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LINKS:
CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/q-042.shtml
ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2005-2.shtml
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