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McAfee VirusScan DUNZIP32.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19451
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Release Date:
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2006-03-30
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Popularity:
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11,304 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | McAfee SecurityCenter 6.x
McAfee VirusScan 10.x/2006
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-1094
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Description:
A vulnerability has been discovered in McAfee VirusScan, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in a 3rd-party compression library (DUNZIP32.dll) when processing virus definition files. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted definition file.
The vulnerability is related to:
SA12869
Successful exploitation requires that the user is e.g. tricked into updating the virus definition file from a malicious site.
The vulnerability has been reported in McAfee VirusScan version 10.0.21 included with McAfee SecurityCenter Agent version 6.0.0.16. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to the fixed version of DUNZIP32.dll via online update.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Originally discovered by eEye Digital Security and NGSSoftware in RealPlayer and RealOne.
Reported in McAfee VirusScan by:
Juha-Matti Laurio
Original Advisory:
http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/mcafee-virusscan.html
Other References:
SA12869:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12869/
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