CVE-2008-1412: Input Validation

Published Mar 20, 2008
·
Updated

Unspecified vulnerability in multiple F-Secure anti-virus products, including Internet Security 2006 through 2008, Anti-Virus 2006 through 2008, and others, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via a malformed archive that triggers an unhandled exception, as demonstrated by the PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.

Affected Software

20 affected components
F-Secure F-secure Mobile Antivirus For Windows Mobile=2003
F-Secure F-Secure anti-virus=2007-second_edition
F-Secure F-Secure anti-virus=2008
F-Secure F-Secure anti-virus=2006
F-Secure F-secure Anti-virus For Workstations<=7.11
F-Secure F-Secure Internet Security=2008
F-Secure F-secure Protection Service For Business<=3.10
F-Secure F-secure Protection Service For Consumers<=7.00
F-Secure F-secure Client Security<=7.11
F-Secure F-secure Mobile Security For Series 80
F-Secure F-secure Mobile Antivirus For Windows Mobile=6
F-Secure F-Secure Internet Security=2007-second_edition
F-Secure F-secure Mobile Antivirus For Windows Mobile=5.0
F-Secure F-Secure anti-virus=2007
F-Secure F-secure Anti-virus For Linux<=4.65
F-Secure F-secure Anti-virus Linux Client Security<=5.54
F-Secure F-secure Anti-virus Client Security<=6.04
F-Secure F-Secure Internet Security=2006
F-Secure F-secure Mobile Antivirus For S60=2nd_edition
F-Secure F-Secure Internet Security=2007

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2008-2.shtml

Event History

Mar 20, 2008
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1412?

CVE-2008-1412 is considered a critical vulnerability due to its potential to allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2008-1412?

To fix CVE-2008-1412, update affected F-Secure products to the latest available version that addresses this vulnerability.

3

What F-Secure products are affected by CVE-2008-1412?

CVE-2008-1412 affects multiple F-Secure products including Internet Security and Anti-Virus 2006 through 2008, among others.

4

What can attackers do with CVE-2008-1412?

Attackers can exploit CVE-2008-1412 to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system or cause it to hang or crash.

5

Is there any known exploit for CVE-2008-1412?

Yes, there are indications that CVE-2008-1412 can be exploited using specially crafted malformed archive files.

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