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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2007.0736 -- [Win]
Vulnerabilities in scanning of specially crafted archives
and certain packed executables
28 September 2007
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: F-Secure Anti-Virus for Windows Servers version 7.00
Publisher: F-Secure
Operating System: Windows Server 2003
Platform: IA-64
Impact: Provide Misleading Information
Access: Existing Account
Original Bulletin: http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2007-6.shtml
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F-Secure Security Bulletin FSC-2007-6
Vulnerabilities in scanning of specially crafted archives and certain packed
executables
Date issued 2007-09-27
Last updated 2007-09-27
Risk factor High (Low/Medium/High/Critical)
Brief description Specially crafted archives and packed executables
can bypass antivirus scanning.
Software F-Secure Anti-Virus for Windows Servers version 7.00
Affected versions F-Secure Anti-Virus for Windows Servers version 7.00
Affected platforms Windows Server 2003 64-bit edition for x64 processors
Bulletin location http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2007-6.shtml
Issue: Placing a specially crafted archive or packed executable into
the system32 folder may allow an attacker to bypass F-Secure's
antivirus.
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Products: F-Secure Anti-Virus for Windows Servers version 7.00
Risk Factor: High
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Mitigating Factors:
* Exploitation of the vulnerabilities requires specially crafted
archives or packed executables
* Issue only exists on 64-bit server platforms
* There are no known exploits.
Patch availability:
Product Versions Download
F-Secure Anti-Virus for Windows Servers 7.00
ftp://ftp.f-secure.com/support/hotfix/fsav/fsav720-01-signed.fsfix
Credits: F-Secure wants to thank Mr Papadorotheoun for pinpointing
this issue.
Revision History: FSC-2007-6 - 2007-09-27
Contact Information:
Support: http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/contactus/
Security: http://www.f-secure.com/security/
URL: http://www.f-secure.com/
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