NOD32 Antivirus ARJ Archive Filename Handling Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 19700

Synopsis

The remote Windows application is prone to a buffer overflow attack.

Description

The remote host is running NOD32 Antivirus, from eset.

The installed version of NOD32 Antivirus is reportedly prone to a heap-based buffer overflow when processing ARJ archives with long filenames. An attacker may be able to exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

Solution

Upgrade nod32.002 to version 1.034 build 1132 or later using the online update process.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19700

File Name: nod32_arj_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 9/14/2005

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, Antivirus/NOD32/installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2903

BID: 14773

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