19850 : Kaspersky Anti-Virus cab.ppl CAB Archive Handling Overflow
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Timeline
Disclosure Date
2005-10-03

Description

A remote overflow exists in Kapersky Anti-Virus. The 'cab.ppl' engine fails to perform proper bounds checking resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted CAB archive, a remote attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Security Software

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Kaspersky Lab has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products
Kaspersky Lab
Watch-list
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal
Watch-list
 5.0
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Pro
Watch-list
 5.0
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows Workstations
Watch-list
 5.0
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows File Servers
Watch-list
 5.0
Kaspersky Personal Security Suite
Watch-list
 1.1

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Credit
  • Alex Wheeler - advisorieshustlelabs.com - Hustle Labs

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-10-06 | Disagree?

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