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iDEFENSE Security Advisory 2007-10-10.1

iDEFENSE Security Advisory 2007-10-10.1
Posted Oct 11, 2007
Authored by iDefense Labs, Stephen Fewer | Site idefense.com

iDefense Security Advisory 10.10.07 - Remote exploitation of a format string vulnerability in Kaspersky Lab's Online Scanner virus scanner service could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the security context of the targeted user. iDefense has confirmed the existence of this vulnerability within version 5.0.93.0 of Kaspersky Lab's kavwebscan.dll. Previous versions are suspected to be vulnerable.

tags | advisory, remote, arbitrary, virus
advisories | CVE-2007-3675
SHA-256 | f707942595ccab88728e76bcf1c0ea83ad5306251adf6e09c6e313ef8b7a67a1

iDEFENSE Security Advisory 2007-10-10.1

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Kaspersky Web Scanner ActiveX Format String Vulnerability

iDefense Security Advisory 10.10.07
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/
Oct 10, 2007

I. BACKGROUND

Kaspersky Lab Online Virus Scanner is a free online virus scanner
service, enabling a user to scan their system for malicious code via
their Web browser. This online service can be accessed at following
URL.

http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner/

II. DESCRIPTION

Remote exploitation of a format string vulnerability in Kaspersky Lab's
Online Scanner virus scanner service could allow an attacker to execute
arbitrary code within the security context of the targeted user.

This vulnerability specifically exists in the Kaspersky online virus
scanner ActiveX control. The ActiveX control in question has the
following identifiers:

ProgID: kavwebscan.CKAVWebScan
ClassID: 0EB0E74A-2A76-4AB3-A7FB-9BD8C29F7F75
File: kavwebscan.dll

This ActiveX control passes attacker supplied data as the format string
parameter of various string formatting functions. This is presumably
done to enable displaying localized messages from within the HTML page.
By rendering a specially crafted web page using this ActiveX control, a
heap based buffer overflow could occur.

III. ANALYSIS

Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to
execute arbitrary code within the context of the targeted user. To
exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to persuade the
victim into viewing a malicious website.

This ActiveX control is installed during the use of the Kaspersky Online
Virus Scanner. Once the vulnerable ActiveX control is installed, it will
remain installed until they explicitly remove it. If the user doesn't
have Kaspersky Online Scanner Control installed, the exploit page could
prompt the user to install this ActiveX.

Though this is a format string vulnerability, the traditional "%n"
technique will not work. This is due to this ActiveX being compiled
with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, in which the "%n" format specifier
is disabled by default. However, the attacker could still exploit the
vulnerability using other methods.

IV. DETECTION

iDefense has confirmed the existence of this vulnerability within
version 5.0.93.0 of Kaspersky Lab's kavwebscan.dll. Previous versions
are suspected to be vulnerable.

V. WORKAROUND

Setting the kill-bit for this control will prevent it from being loaded
within Internet Explorer. However, doing so will also prevent
legitimate use of the control.

VI. VENDOR RESPONSE

Kaspersky Lab has addressed this vulnerability by publishing a new
version of the vulnerable ActiveX control. For more information,
consult Kaspersky's press release at the following URL.

http://www.kaspersky.com/news?id=207575572

VII. CVE INFORMATION

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the
name CVE-2007-3675 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in
the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org/), which standardizes names for
security problems.

VIII. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE

06/20/2007 Initial vendor notification
06/21/2007 Initial vendor response
10/10/2007 Coordinated public disclosure

IX. CREDIT

This vulnerability was reported to iDefense by Stephen Fewer of Harmony
Security (www.harmonysecurity.com).

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X. LEGAL NOTICES

Copyright © 2007 iDefense, Inc.

Permission is granted for the redistribution of this alert
electronically. It may not be edited in any way without the express
written consent of iDefense. If you wish to reprint the whole or any
part of this alert in any other medium other than electronically,
please e-mail customerservice@idefense.com for permission.

Disclaimer: The information in the advisory is believed to be accurate
at the time of publishing based on currently available information. Use
of the information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition.
There are no warranties with regard to this information. Neither the
author nor the publisher accepts any liability for any direct,
indirect, or consequential loss or damage arising from use of, or
reliance on, this information.
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