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Secunia Security Advisory 12492

Secunia Security Advisory 12492
Posted Sep 10, 2004
Authored by Secunia | Site secunia.com

Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper 6.x and F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange 6.x, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the exception handling in the F-Secure Content Scanner Server component. This can be exploited to crash a process in the component via specially crafted packets.

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Secunia Security Advisory 12492

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TITLE:
F-Secure Content Scanner Server Exception Handling Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA12492

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12492/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/3339/
F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/454/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper and
F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange, which can be exploited by
malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the exception
handling in the F-Secure Content Scanner Server component. This can
be exploited to crash a process in the component via specially
crafted packets.

NOTE: The process is reportedly started automatically by a watchdog
service.

SOLUTION:
Update to F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper 6.40 or F-Secure Anti-Virus
for Microsoft Exchange 6.30 or apply F-Secure Content Scanner Server
6.31 hotfix 4.

F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper 6.32 and prior:
ftp://ftp.f-secure.com/support/hotfix/fsig/fscss631-04.fsfix

F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange 6.01 and prior and 6.21
and prior:
ftp://ftp.f-secure.com/support/hotfix/fsav-mse/fscss631-04.fsfix

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
iDEFENSE

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2004-2.shtml

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About:
This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help
everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest
vulnerabilities.

Subscribe:
http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/

Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.)
http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/


Please Note:
Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by
clicking the link.
Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories.
Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only
use those supplied by the vendor.

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