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Malformed Archives Scan Evasion Vulnerability
Issue:
Specially crafted archive containing a virus will pass through the antivirus system without detection.
An attacker can compress a malicious payload and evade detection by some anti-virus software.
The bypassed malicious content does not pose a risk until extracted from the archive file. Malicious content will be detected and eliminated by your Antivirus.
An attacker can compress a malicious payload and evade detection by some anti-virus software.
The bypassed malicious content does not pose a risk until extracted from the archive file. Malicious content will be detected and eliminated by your Antivirus.
Solution:
BitDefender was notified on October 7, 2005 by the SecuBox team on the existence of a malformed archives scan evasion vulnerability.
Fixes for all BitDefender solutions were released on October 12, 2005.
Installed BitDefender solutions were updated automatically through the regular update function.
Fixes for all BitDefender solutions were released on October 12, 2005.
Installed BitDefender solutions were updated automatically through the regular update function.
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Software Applications:
BitDefender Antivirus, BitDefender Antivirus Plus, BitDefender Client Professional Plus, BitDefender Client Standard, BitDefender Enterprise Manager, BitDefender Internet Security, BitDefender Security for Exchange, BitDefender Security for File Servers, BitDefender Security for Mail Servers (Windows), BitDefender Security for SharePoint
Operating systems:
Fedora, FreeBSD, Mandrake, Red Hat, Slackware, SUSE, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
BitDefender Antivirus, BitDefender Antivirus Plus, BitDefender Client Professional Plus, BitDefender Client Standard, BitDefender Enterprise Manager, BitDefender Internet Security, BitDefender Security for Exchange, BitDefender Security for File Servers, BitDefender Security for Mail Servers (Windows), BitDefender Security for SharePoint
Operating systems:
Fedora, FreeBSD, Mandrake, Red Hat, Slackware, SUSE, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
| Solution ID: 262 | Created on 13 Oct 2005 09:50 |
| Language: English | Modified on 03 Oct 2007 07:04 |
