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BitDefender Anti-Virus Filename Format String Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA16991	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2005-10-04
Last Update:	2006-01-20
Popularity:	10,595 views

Critical:	Moderately critical
Impact:	System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	BitDefender Antivirus Professional Plus 8.x BitDefender Antivirus Standard 8.x BitDefender Internet Security 9.x BitDefender Professional Edition 7.x BitDefender Professional Plus 9.x BitDefender Standard 9.x BitDefender Standard Edition 7.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2005-3154

Description: fRoGGz has discovered a vulnerability in BitDefender Anti-Virus, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error when generating the scan report file. This can potentially be exploited to execute arbitrary code when a file or directory containing format string specifiers in its name (e.g. %.8X%.8X) is scanned. Successful exploitation requires that the "Create report file" option is enabled. The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 9.0, and also reported in versions 7.2 and 8. Other versions may also be affected. Solution: Update to the fixed version via online update. Provided and/or discovered by: fRoGGz Original Advisory: BitDefender: http://kb.bitdefender.com/KB261-en--Filename-Format-String-Vulnerability.html SecuBox Labs: http://shadock.net/secubox/BitDefenderLoggingFunc.html

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