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Trend Micro VSAPI ARJ Handling Heap Overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks the version of the remote Trend Micro engine

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running a version of the Trend Micro engine which is
vulnerable to a heap overflow in the ARJ handling functions.

A possible hacker may exploit this flaw to bypass virus protection altogether and
execute arbitrary code on the remote host. To exploit this flaw, a possible hacker
would need to submit a malformed ARJ archive to a process on the remote
host and wait for the antivirus engine to scan it.

Solution : Upgrade to the Trend Micro engine version 7.510 or newer.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 12643

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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