Vulnerability CVE-2008-5747
Published: 2008-12-29   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
F-Prot 4.6.8 for GNU/Linux allows remote attackers to bypass anti-virus protection via a crafted ELF program with a "corrupted" header that still allows the program to be executed. NOTE: due to an error in the initial disclosure, F-secure was incorrectly stated as the vendor.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
F-Secure f-prot Antivirus for Linux corrupted ELF header Security Bypass
iViZ
31.12.2008

Type:

CWE-399

 (Resource Management Errors)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
F-prot -> F-prot antivirus 

 References:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-14.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4822
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08016.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499083
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499305/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499501/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32753
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