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Kaspersky Anti-Virus Engine CHM File Parsing Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA17130
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Release Date:
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2005-10-11
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Last Update:
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2005-12-07
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2937 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2005-3664 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Kaspersky Anti-Virus, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the scan engine when parsing a malformed CHM file. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted CHM file is scanned. On Windows platforms, the anti-virus may fail to scan any other files after a malformed CHM file has been encountered.
The vulnerability has been reported in the following versions:
* Kaspersky Personal 5.0.227
* Kaspersky Anti-Virus On-Demand Scanner for Linux 5.0.5
Other products that use the Kaspersky Anti-Virus Engine may also be affected.
Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, scan using the Network Software Inspector.
Solution:
The vulnerability has reportedly been fixed via a signature update after July 2005.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered by anonymous person and reported via iDEFENSE.
Changelog:
2005-12-07: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
iDEFENSE:
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=318&type=vulnerabilities
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