eSafe Gateway CVP RAR file could bypass content filtering
| esafe-gateway-filter-bypass (11295) |  High Risk |
Description:
eSafe Gateway could allow a remote attacker to bypass content security mechanisms. If a remote attacker creates a compressed RAR file using WinRAR 3.11 or later, eSafe Gateway fails to decompress the file prior to scanning. This could allow a remote attacker to create RAR files that would bypass the content security mechanism and perform malicious activity on the affected system or on connected network resources, including possibly the execution of arbitrary code.
Platforms Affected:
- Aladdin, eSafe Gateway for CVP 3.5 Build 126
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- Aladdin Knowledge Systems Web site, Gateway, Antispam, Internet Security at http://www.ealaddin.com/esafe/gateway/index.asp.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Feb 06 2003 - 05:46:51 CST , FW-1 NG FP3 Bug - Data flow problem when transferring large files at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0088.html.
- BID-6787: Aladdin Knowledge Systems eSafe OPSEC CVP Virus Scanning Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-1449: Aladdin Knowlege Systems eSafe Gateway 3.5.126.0 does not check the entire stream of Content Vectoring Protocol (CVP) data, which allows remote attackers to bypass virus protection.
Reported:
Feb 06, 2003
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