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Panda Antivirus EXE File Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26171
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Release Date:
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2007-07-23
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Last Update:
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2007-07-27
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Popularity:
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8,119 views
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Critical:
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Highly 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: | Panda AntiVirus Enterprise Suite
Panda AntiVirus Platinum 6.x
Panda AntiVirus Platinum 7.x
Panda AntiVirus Small Business Edition
Panda AntiVirus Titanium
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-3969
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Description:
Sergio Alvarez has reported a vulnerability in Panda Antivirus, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when parsing .EXE files and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow when e.g. scanning a specially crafted .EXE file.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
Solution:
An update has reportedly been issued on 2007-07-20 through the regular update mechanism.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Sergio Alvarez, n.runs AG
Changelog:
2007-07-27: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.nruns.com/%5Bn.runs-SA-200...ary%20Code%20Execution%20Advisory.txt
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