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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2009.0367 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux] F-PROT Antivirus: Denial of Service 16 April 2009 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: F-PROT Antivirus Publisher: Gentoo Operating System: Gentoo UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Windows Impact: Denial of Service Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CVE-2008-5747 Original Bulletin: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-14.xml Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on platforms other than Gentoo. It is recommended that administrators running F-PROT check for an updated version of the software for their operating system. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200904-14:02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: F-PROT Antivirus: Denial of Service Date: April 14, 2009 Updated: April 14, 2009 Bugs: #253497 ID: 200904-14:02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== An error in F-PROT Antivirus may lead to a Denial of Service. Background ========== F-PROT Antivirus is a multi-platform virus scanner for workstations and mail servers. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-antivirus/f-prot < 6.0.2 >= 6.0.2 Description =========== Jonathan Brossard from iViZ Techno Solutions reported that F-PROT Antivirus does not correctly process ELF binaries with corrupted headers. Impact ====== A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to scan a specially crafted ELF binary, leading to a crash. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All F-PROT Antivirus users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-antivirus/f-prot-6.0.2" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2008-5747 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5747 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-14.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). 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