Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Anti-Virus engine before content update 30.6 in multiple CA (formerly Computer Associates) products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large invalid value of the coffFiles field in a .CAB file.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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CA Antivirus Engine CAB Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/fileformat/ca_cab
Exploit-DB 1
- CA AntiVirus Engine - CAB Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16677 · local · Nov 11, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 24330 vdb-entry
- 20070605 ZDI-07-035: CA Multiple Product AV Engine CAB Header Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability mailing-list
- http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/antivirus/infodocs/caantivirus-securitynotice.asp
- VU#105105 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2007-2072 vdb-entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-035.html
- 20070607 [CAID 35395, 35396]: CA Anti-Virus Engine CAB File Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- ca-multiple-antivirus-cofffiles-bo(34737) vdb-entry
- 1018199 vdb-entry
- 35245 vdb-entry
- 25570 third-party-advisory