CVE-2009-3588 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in CA Anti-Virus products by sending a crafted RAR archive that triggers stack corruption.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2009-3588?

CVE-2009-3588 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the arclib component in the Anti-Virus engine in CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise (formerly eTrust Antivirus) 7.1 through r8.1; Anti-Virus 2007 (v8) through 2009; eTrust EZ Antivirus r7.1; Internet Security Suite 2007 (v3) through Plus 2009; and other CA products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted RAR archive file that triggers stack corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3587.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3588?

It affects 33 products.

Products include Broadcom Anti-Virus, Broadcom Anti-Virus for the Enterprise, Broadcom Anti-Virus Sdk, Broadcom Arcserve Backup, Broadcom Common Services, Broadcom Etrust Antivirus and 27 more.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3588?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3588 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2009-3588 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xhpm-r2g2-c7vg.

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