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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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12,034 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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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-3142
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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
Solution:
Apply patches.
ftp://ftp.kaspersky.ru/updates50/AutoPatches/windows/
Provided and/or discovered by:
Alex Wheeler
Changelog:
2005-10-05: Updated "Description" and "Original Advisory" sections, and updated list of affected products.
2005-10-10: Patches available. Updated "Solution Status" and "Solution" sections, and added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
Kaspersky:
http://www.kaspersky.com/news?id=171512144
rem0te:
http://www.rem0te.com/public/images/kaspersky.pdf
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