Researcher finds flaws in ESET, Panda and Norman AV software.
Researcher Sergio Alvarez has reported on vulnerabilities found in a string of anti-virus products this week, with software ranges from
ESET
,
Panda
and
Norman
all hit by serious buffer-overflow flaws, allowing remote access if exploited.
The
ESET
problems involve the handling of CAB archives and files packed with ASpack, with
NOD32
anti-virus systems for most platforms affected.
Norman
‘s issues also affect archive handling, in this case ACE and LZH, as well as DOC files, while the
Panda
overflows can be caused by specially crafted executables; again, multiple products from both vendors are affected.
All the vulnerabilities have been patched by recent updates, and users should be sure they are running fully up-to-date software to ensure they are protected. Summaries of the flaws at
Secunia
are
here
(
ESET
),
here
(
Norman
) and
here
(
Panda
), while more detailed descriptions of the discoveries are in the initial reports from Alvarez on
nruns.com
.
Posted on 25 July 2007 by
Virus Bulletin
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