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vulnerability note 8794
F-PROT Antivirus: bypassing via TAR
Synthesis of the vulnerability
| An attacker can create a TAR archive containing a virus which is not detected by F-PROT products. |
Severity: 2/4.
Creation date: 15/06/2009.
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Description of the vulnerability
F-PROT products detect viruses contained in TAR archives.
However, an attacker can create a slightly malformed archive, which can still be opened by Winzip tools, but which cannot be opened by the antivirus.
An attacker can therefore create a TAR archive containing a virus which is not detected by F-PROT products. |
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Characteristics
Title: F-PROT Antivirus: bypassing via TAR.
Keywords: -PROT Antivirus F-PROT TAR Winzip bypassing.
Identifiers: BID-35355, TZO-33-2009, VIGILANCE-VUL-8794.
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Information sources
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