VDB-110351 · CVE-2017-12823 · BID 102141

Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security 1.2.0.300 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security 1.2.0.300 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-12823. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security 1.2.0.300. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Kernel pool memory corruption in one of drivers in Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security version 1.2.0.300 leads to local privilege escalation.

The bug was discovered 08/11/2017. The weakness was released 12/08/2017 with Embedi (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.kaspersky.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-12823 since 08/11/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 119 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 102141†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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08/11/2017 🔍
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10/09/2017 +59 days 🔍
12/08/2017 +60 days 🔍
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12/09/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/26/2021 +1144 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kaspersky.com

Advisory: support.kaspersky.com
Researcher: Embedi.
Organization: Embedi
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-12823 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12823
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110351
SecurityFocus: 102141 - Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security CVE-2017-12823 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2017 11:39
Updated: 01/26/2021 08:53
Changes: 12/09/2017 11:39 (58), 12/12/2019 21:24 (5), 01/26/2021 08:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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