Kaspersky AntiVirus klif.sys Hooked Functions Denial of Service
Secunia Advisory: SA26887
Release Date: 2007-09-24
Last Update: 2008-01-11
Popularity: 5,845 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: DoS
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.x
Kaspersky Internet Security 7.x

Subscribe: Instant alerts on relevant vulnerabilities

CVE reference:CVE-2007-5043
CVE-2007-5086


Description:
EP_X0FF has reported some vulnerabilities in Kasperky AntiVirus, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerabilities are caused due to errors within klif.sys when handling the parameters of certain hooked functions. These can be exploited to cause a DoS by e.g. calling "NtCreateSection()", "NtUserSendInput()", "LoadLibraryA()", or other unknown SSDT entries with specially crafted parameters.

The vulnerabilities are reported in version 7.0 build 125. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 7.0.1.321 (MP1).
http://www.kaspersky.com/productupdates

Provided and/or discovered by:
EP_X0FF

Changelog:
2007-09-25: Added CVE reference.
2007-09-28: Added CVE reference.
2008-01-11: Updated "Solution" section. Removed version 6.x in list of affected software.

Original Advisory:
Kaspersky:
http://www.kaspersky.com/technews?id=203038706
http://www.kaspersky.com/technews?id=203038718
http://www.kaspersky.com/technews?id=203038719

rootkit.com:
http://www.rootkit.com/newsread.php?newsid=778


Track this Secunia Advisory
Customers of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence solutions will automatically receive updates when new information regarding this advisory is released.

Read more about our Vulnerability Intelligence solutions and what they can do for you and your company.

About this Secunia Advisory
Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.

Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
  
Latest Advisories

Send Feedback to Secunia
If you have new information regarding this Secunia advisory or a product in our database, please send it to us using either our web form or email us at vuln@secunia.com.

Ideas, suggestions, and other feedback are most welcome.

Most Popular - 3 Hours

1. Microsoft Office Two Code Execution Vulnerabilities // 23 views
2. PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities // 21 views
3. Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability // 21 views
4. phpBB "gen_rand_string()" Predictable RNG Weakness // 15 views
5. 3Com Wireless 8760 Access Point HTTP Request Processing Denial of Service // 13 views
6. Drupal Content Construction Kit Script Insertion Vulnerabilities // 13 views
7. XASTIR Insecure Temporary Files // 12 views
8. phpBB Cross Site Scripting and Unspecified Vulnerabilities // 11 views
9. Netgear WN802T Wireless Access Point Two Vulnerabilities // 11 views
10. Fedora update for xastir // 11 views