Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Internet Security ARJ archives buffer overflow
| kaspersky-arj-bo (33489) |  High Risk |
Description:
Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Internet Security are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of the ARJ archives. By sending a specially-crafted ARJ archive as an email attachment, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus (Maintenance Pack 2.0 build 6.0.2.614 or later), available from the Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Internet Security Web site. See References.
References:
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Internet Security Web site: Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0, Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 - 5 vulnerabilities fixed in Maintenance Pack 2.0 build 6.0.2.614.
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Internet Security Web site: 3 vulnerabilities fixed in Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Workstation, File Server version 6.0.
- ZDI-07-013: Kaspersky AntiVirus Engine ARJ Archive Parsing Heap Overflow Vulnerability.
- BID-23346: Kaspersky Antivirus Engine ARJ Archive Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0445: Heap-based buffer overflow in the arj.ppl module in the OnDemand Scanner in Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Anti-Virus for Workstations, and Anti-Virus for File Servers 6.0, and Internet Security 6.0 before Maintenance Pack 2 build 6.0.2.614 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ARJ archives.
- SA24778: Kaspersky Products Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017882: Kaspersky Anti-Virus Buffer Overflow in Processing ARJ Archives Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SECTRACK ID: 1017883: Kaspersky Internet Security Buffer Overflow in Processing ARJ Archives Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1268: Kaspersky Antivirus Products Code Execution and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Kaspersky Internet Security 6
- Kaspersky Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0
- Kaspersky Kaspersky Anti-Virus Workstation
- Kaspersky Kaspersky File Server 6.0
Reported:
Apr 05, 2007
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