UNIRAS Brief - 928/05 - F-Secure - Two Security Bulletins

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   UNIRAS (UK Govt CERT) Briefing Notice - 928/05 dated 07.11.05  Time: 10:55  
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Title
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F-Secure - Two Security Bulletins:    
     1.  Directory Traversal Vulnerability in F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange 
         and F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper  [FSC-2005-02]
     2.  Local root vulnerability in F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper for Linux and F-Secure 
         Anti-Virus Linux Gateway 2005 [FSC-2005-03]

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F-Secure has recently issued two security bulletins.  They can be viewed at the
following URLs:

     1.  A limited directory traversal vulnerability can be exploited by bypassing the 
         Web Console authentication. It is possible to gain a read access to a file on 
         the local disk from allowed hosts. By default the connections are only allowed 
         from the local host. To solve the problem apply the appropriate hotfix. 
         http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2005-2.shtml


     2.  Local user can elevate privileges to root by calling scripts installed by 
         the product. The scripts are world executable and have the SUID bit enabled. 
         The severity of the issue is lowered if the product has been installed to a 
         dedicated server that does not have any regular user accounts. 
         http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2005-3.shtml


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