CVE-2017-15643

Published Oct 19, 2017

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

Description
An active network attacker (MiTM) can achieve remote code execution on a machine that runs IKARUS Anti Virus 2.16.7. IKARUS AV for Windows uses cleartext HTTP for updates along with a CRC32 checksum and an update value for verification of the downloaded files. The attacker first forces the client to initiate an update transaction by modifying an update field within an HTTP 200 response, so that it refers to a nonexistent update. The attacker then modifies the HTTP 404 response so that it specifies a successfully found update, with a Trojan horse executable file (e.g., guardxup.exe) and the correct CRC32 checksum for that file.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
7.4
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
7.6
Impact score
10
Exploitability score
4.9
Vector string
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-444

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations