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iDEFENSE Security Advisory 2006-12-08.2

iDEFENSE Security Advisory 2006-12-08.2
Posted Dec 11, 2006
Authored by iDefense Labs, Damian Put | Site idefense.com

iDefense Security Advisory 12.08.06 - Sophos AntiVirus Engine is vulnerable to a Memory Corruption vulnerability when scanning malformed CHM archives. This memory corruption vulnerability can be triggered when Sophos Antivirus engine scans a malformed CHM file which has a large name length specified in a CHM chunk header. Affected includes Sophos Small business edition (Linux) product version 4.06.1 and engine version 2.34.3.

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iDEFENSE Security Advisory 2006-12-08.2

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Sophos Antivirus CHM Chunk Name Length Memory Corruption Vulnerability

iDefense Security Advisory 12.08.06
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/
Dec 08, 2006

I. BACKGROUND

Sophos AntiVirus offers protection from the latest Trojans, worms and
Viruses. More information is available on the vendors site at:

http://sophos.com/products/

II. DESCRIPTION

Sophos AntiVirus Engine is vulnerable to a Memory Corruption vulnerability
when scanning malformed CHM archives.

This memory corruption vulnerability can be triggered when Sophos
Antivirus engine scans a malformed CHM file which has a large name length
specified in a CHM chunk header.

III. ANALYSIS

Malformed CHM files can lead to a Memory Corruption condition on the local
machine. This memory corruption vulnerability could potentially result in
arbitrary code execution.

Files received as email attachments, uploaded via web forms or otherwise
saved to disk may trigger this condition if auto scanning is enabled on
the target machine.

Archive scanning is disabled by default and must be specified in order for
this vulnerability to trigger.

IV. DETECTION

iDefense has confirmed this vulnerability in the following Sophos Antivirus
products:

* Sophos Small business edition (Linux)
Product version: 4.06.1
Engine version : 2.34.3

Previous versions of Sophos Antivirus are suspected vulnerable. Other
Sophos Antivirus products may also be vulnerable.

Windows versions of the Sophos Antivirus product do not appear to be
vulnerable.

V. WORKAROUND

Disabling the option to scan within archives will prevent exploitation of
this vulnerability.

VI. VENDOR RESPONSE

Sophos has addressed this problem with new versions of their products. See
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/7609.html for more
information.

VII. CVE INFORMATION

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the
name CVE-2006-5647 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in
the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org), which standardizes names for
security problems.

VIII. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE

09/28/2006 Initial vendor notification
10/02/2006 Initial vendor response
12/08/2006 Coordinated public disclosure

IX. CREDIT

This vulnerability was reported to iDefense by Damian Put
<pucik@overflow.pl>.

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http://labs.idefense.com/methodology/vulnerability/vcp.php

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http://labs.idefense.com/

X. LEGAL NOTICES

Copyright © 2006 iDefense, Inc.

Permission is granted for the redistribution of this alert electronically.
It may not be edited in any way without the express written consent of
iDefense. If you wish to reprint the whole or any part of this alert in
any other medium other than electronically, please e-mail
customerservice@idefense.com for permission.

Disclaimer: The information in the advisory is believed to be accurate at
the time of publishing based on currently available information. Use of
the information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition.
There are no warranties with regard to this information. Neither the
author nor the publisher accepts any liability for any direct, indirect,
or consequential loss or damage arising from use of, or reliance on, this
information.

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