Kaspersky Anti-Virus Library CAB Record Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

BID:14998

Info

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Library CAB Record Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14998
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 03 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 03 2005 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Alex Wheeler.
Vulnerable: Kaspersky Labs Personal Security Suite 1.1
Kaspersky Labs Antivirus Scanning Engine 5.0
Kaspersky Labs Anti-Virus Personal Pro 5.0
Kaspersky Labs Anti-Virus Personal 5.0
Kaspersky Labs Anti-Virus for Windows Workstations 5.0
Kaspersky Labs Anti-Virus for Windows File Servers 5.0
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0.335
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0.228
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0.227
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Library CAB Record Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

The Kaspersky Anti-Virus library is prone to a remote heap overflow vulnerability. The vulnerability is exposed during analysis of .CAB files. This issue may potentially affect all Kaspersky products that include the library, including desktop, server, and gateway anti-virus products. This issue only affects Windows releases. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 4.5 releases are not affected by this issue.

Successful exploitation may result in system-level compromise of a computer hosting a vulnerable application.

Exploit / POC

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Library CAB Record Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Library CAB Record Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released patches to address this issue. Patches can be obtained through the products' Updater. Please see references for more information.

References

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Library CAB Record Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

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