ZDI-07-014: Kaspersky Anti-Virus ActiveX Control Unsafe Method Exposure Vulnerablity http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-014.html April 5, 2007 -- CVE ID: CVE-2007-1112 -- Affected Vendor: Kaspersky -- Affected Products: Anti-Virus 6.0 Internet Security 6.0 -- TippingPoint(TM) IPS Customer Protection: TippingPoint IPS customers have been protected against this vulnerability since February 2, 2007 by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID 5061, 5062. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com -- Vulnerability Details: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to download and remove any file on vulnerable installations of Kaspersky Anti-Virus. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page. The specific flaws exist within the ActiveX controls AXKLPROD60Lib.KAV60Info and AXKLSYSINFOLib.SysInfo defined in the following DLLs/CLSIDs: DLL: AxKLProd60.dll CLSID: D9EC22E7-1A86-4F7C-8940-0303AE5D6756 DLL: AxKLSysInfo.dll CLSID: BA61606B-258C-4021-AD27-E07A3F3B91DB Several methods exposed by these ActiveX controls can be abused by attackers: Function DeleteFile ( ByVal strFileName As String ) Function StartBatchUploading ( ByVal arrFiles As Variant , ByVal strFTPAddress As String , ByVal strFTPUploadPath As String ) As Long Function StartStrBatchUploading ( ByVal strFiles As String , ByVal strFTPAddress As String , ByVal strFTPUploadPath As String ) As Long Function StartUploading ( ByVal strFilePath As String , ByVal strFTPAddress As String , ByVal strFTPUploadPath As String ) As Long -- Vendor Response: Kaspersky has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www.kaspersky.com/technews?id=203038693 -- Disclosure Timeline: 2007.01.08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2007.02.02 - Digital Vaccine released to TippingPoint customers 2007.04.05 - Coordinated public release of advisory -- Credit: This vulnerability was discovered by an anonymous researcher. -- About the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI): Established by TippingPoint, a division of 3Com, The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) represents a best-of-breed model for rewarding security researchers for responsibly disclosing discovered vulnerabilities. Researchers interested in getting paid for their security research through the ZDI can find more information and sign-up at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com The ZDI is unique in how the acquired vulnerability information is used. 3Com does not re-sell the vulnerability details or any exploit code. Instead, upon notifying the affected product vendor, 3Com provides its customers with zero day protection through its intrusion prevention technology. Explicit details regarding the specifics of the vulnerability are not exposed to any parties until an official vendor patch is publicly available. Furthermore, with the altruistic aim of helping to secure a broader user base, 3Com provides this vulnerability information confidentially to security vendors (including competitors) who have a vulnerability protection or mitigation product.