F-PROT Antivirus Multiple File Processing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	30258
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2008-3243
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jul 16 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:27PM
Credit:	The vendor disclosed these issues.
Vulnerable:	Frisk Software F-Prot Antivirus Engine 0 Frisk Software F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.7 Frisk Software F-Prot Antivirus 4.6.6 Frisk Software F-Prot Antivirus 3.16f
Not Vulnerable:	Frisk Software F-Prot Antivirus Engine 4.4.4 Frisk Software F-Prot Antivirus 6.0.9 .0

F-PROT Antivirus Multiple File Processing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities

F-PROT Antivirus is prone to multiple remote denial-of-service vulnerabilities because the application fails to properly handle malformed files.

An attacker may exploit these issues to crash the affected application or to trigger infinite loops, denying service to legitimate users.

Versions prior to F-PROT Antivirus engine 4.4.4 are vulnerable. This version of the engine is included in F-PROT Antivirus 6.0.9.0.

F-PROT Antivirus Multiple File Processing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

F-PROT Antivirus Multiple File Processing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities

Solution:
The vendor has released Antivirus Engine 4.4.4 to address these issues. Please see the references for more information.

F-PROT Antivirus Multiple File Processing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities

References:

• F-PROT ANTIVIRUS 6.0.9.0 (Frisk Software)
  
• F-PROT Homepage (F-PROT)