---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secunia is proud to announce the availability of the Secunia Software Inspector. The Secunia Software Inspector is a free service that detects insecure versions of software that you may have installed in your system. When insecure versions are detected, the Secunia Software Inspector also provides thorough guidelines for updating the software to the latest secure version from the vendor. Try it out online: http://secunia.com/software_inspector/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Kaspersky Antivirus PE File Handling Denial of Service SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA23575 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/23575/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: DoS WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.x http://secunia.com/product/10470/ Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.x http://secunia.com/product/2781/ Kaspersky Anti-Virus 4.x http://secunia.com/product/916/ Kaspersky SMTP Gateway 5.x http://secunia.com/product/4100/ Kaspersky Internet Security 6.x http://secunia.com/product/10471/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Kaspersky Antivirus, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the scan engine when processing PE files. This can be exploited to cause an endless loop via a specially crafted PE file containing an invalid value in the "NumberOfRvaAndSizes" field within the Optional Windows Header section. Successful exploitation prevents further scanning of files. The vulnerability is reported in version 6.0 for Windows and 5.5-10 for Linux of the scan engine. Prior versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: According to the vendor, all affected products are updated automatically via the regular signature-update functionality. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Discovered by an anonymous person and reported via iDefense Labs. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=459 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------