Avira AntiVir RAR/CAB/ZIP/LH Scan Evasion

medium Nessus Plugin ID 38973

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Synopsis

The remote host is running an antivirus application that is affected by a file evasion vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running an Avira AntiVir product. The scan engine of the installed product is earlier than 7.9.0.180 / 8.2.0.180. Such versions reportedly fail to properly inspect specially crafted RAR/CAB/ZIP/LH files. An attacker could embed code in such files in order to circumvent detection by antivirus software.

Solution

Use the Avira update feature to upgrade the scan engine to 7.9.0.180 / 8.2.0.180 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 38973

File Name: avira_antivir_multiple_file_evasion.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/1/2009

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/registry_full_access

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

BID: 35144

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