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Kaspersky Anti-Virus CAB Archive Handling Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA17024
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Release Date:
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2005-10-04
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Last Update:
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2005-10-10
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Popularity:
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14,409 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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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
Kaspersky Personal Security Suite 1.x
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Description:
Alex Wheeler has reported a vulnerability in Kaspersky Anti-Virus, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in "cab.ppl" when processing malformed CAB archives. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow and allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious CAB archive is scanned.
The vulnerability has been reported in the following versions:
* Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0
* Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Pro 5.0
* Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 for Windows Workstations
* Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 for Windows File Servers
* Kaspersky Personal Security Suite 1.1
Change Page:
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