Kaspersky Internet Security prior 6.0 ActiveX Control axklsysinfo.dll startuploading memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kaspersky Internet Security. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function startuploading in the library axklsysinfo.dll of the component ActiveX Control. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-1879. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Kaspersky Internet Security and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function startuploading in the library axklsysinfo.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The StartUploading function in KL.SysInfo ActiveX control (AxKLSysInfo.dll) in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 and Internet Security 6.0 before Maintenance Pack 2 build 6.0.2.614 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by triggering an outbound anonymous FTP session that invokes the PUT command. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2007-1112.

The weakness was presented 04/05/2007 by Peter Vreugdenhil (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-1879 since 04/05/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25021 (Kaspersky Anti-Virus < 6.0.2.614 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33464), Tenable (25021), SecurityFocus (BID 23325†), OSVDB (34328†) and Secunia (SA24778†). See VDB-36015, VDB-36014, VDB-36010 and VDB-36008 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 25021
Nessus Name: Kaspersky Anti-Virus < 6.0.2.614 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Internet Security 6.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kaspersky.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Peter Vreugdenhil
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-1879 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1879
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36013
X-Force: 33464
SecurityFocus: 23325 - Kaspersky AntiVirus SysInfo ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Exfiltration Vulnerability
Secunia: 24778 - Kaspersky Products Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 34328 - Kaspersky - AntiVirus - SysInfo ActiveX Control - Arbitrary File Exfiltration Issue
SecurityTracker: 1017871
Vulnerability Center: 14821 - Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 Allows Remote Attackers to Read Arbitrary Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1268

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Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 07/17/2019 17:01
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (79), 07/17/2019 17:01 (3)
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