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Table of Contents
Affected Software....................................................1
Severity.............................................................2
Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3
Description of Vulnerability.........................................4
Solution.............................................................5
Time Table...........................................................6
Credits..............................................................7
References...........................................................8
About Secunia........................................................9
Verification........................................................10
Rating: Less critical
Impact: Information disclosure
Where: Local network
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3) Vendor's Description of Software
"Protect your desktops, laptops, and file servers with OfficeScan?,
comprehensive security against today?s complex, blended threats and
Web-based attacks."
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4) Description of Vulnerability
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Trend Micro
OfficeScan, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain
knowledge of sensitive information.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in
TmListen.exe when a client is configured to be an update agent. This
can be exploited to retrieve arbitrary files from the system via
directory traversal attacks.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned
CVE-2008-2439 for the vulnerability.
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9) About Secunia
Secunia offers vulnerability management solutions to corporate
customers with verified and reliable vulnerability intelligence
relevant to their specific system configuration:
http://secunia.com/advisories/business_solutions/
Secunia also provides a publicly accessible and comprehensive advisory
database as a service to the security community and private
individuals, who are interested in or concerned about IT-security.
http://secunia.com/advisories/
Secunia believes that it is important to support the community and to
do active vulnerability research in order to aid improving the
security and reliability of software in general:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/
Secunia regularly hires new skilled team members. Check the URL below
to see currently vacant positions:
http://secunia.com/corporate/jobs/
Secunia offers a FREE mailing list called Secunia Security Advisories:
Secunia Research 02/10/2008
- Trend Micro OfficeScan Directory Traversal Vulnerability -
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Table of Contents
Affected Software....................................................1
Severity.............................................................2
Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3
Description of Vulnerability.........................................4
Solution.............................................................5
Time Table...........................................................6
Credits..............................................................7
References...........................................................8
About Secunia........................................................9
Verification........................................................10
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1) Affected Software
* Trend Micro OfficeScan 7.3 patch 4 build 1367
NOTE: Other versions may also be affected.
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2) Severity
Rating: Less critical
Impact: Information disclosure
Where: Local network
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3) Vendor's Description of Software
"Protect your desktops, laptops, and file servers with OfficeScan?,
comprehensive security against today?s complex, blended threats and
Web-based attacks."
Product Link:
http://us.trendmicro.com/us/products/enterprise/officescan-client-server
-edition/
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4) Description of Vulnerability
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Trend Micro
OfficeScan, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain
knowledge of sensitive information.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in
TmListen.exe when a client is configured to be an update agent. This
can be exploited to retrieve arbitrary files from the system via
directory traversal attacks.
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5) Solution
Apply patches available from the vendor.
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6) Time Table
15/09/2008 - Vendor notified.
15/09/2008 - Vendor response.
02/10/2008 - Public disclosure.
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7) Credits
Discovered by Dyon Balding, Secunia Research.
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8) References
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned
CVE-2008-2439 for the vulnerability.
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9) About Secunia
Secunia offers vulnerability management solutions to corporate
customers with verified and reliable vulnerability intelligence
relevant to their specific system configuration:
http://secunia.com/advisories/business_solutions/
Secunia also provides a publicly accessible and comprehensive advisory
database as a service to the security community and private
individuals, who are interested in or concerned about IT-security.
http://secunia.com/advisories/
Secunia believes that it is important to support the community and to
do active vulnerability research in order to aid improving the
security and reliability of software in general:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/
Secunia regularly hires new skilled team members. Check the URL below
to see currently vacant positions:
http://secunia.com/corporate/jobs/
Secunia offers a FREE mailing list called Secunia Security Advisories:
http://secunia.com/advisories/mailing_lists/
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10) Verification
Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-39/
Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/
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