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Kaspersky Online Scanner ActiveX Control Format String Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA27187
Release Date: 2007-10-11
Popularity: 9,571 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Kaspersky Online Scanner 5.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Kaspersky Online Scanner, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error in the kavwebscan.CKAVWebScan ActiveX control (kavwebscan.dll) when processing arguments passed to certain unspecified methods. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code when a user e.g. visits a malicious website.

The vulnerability affects versions 5.0.93.1 and prior.

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