Fuzzing the DEX file format found a crash that loads a function pointer from an attacker controlled pointer

vendor:

Kaspersky Antivirus

by:

Google Security Research

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Function Pointer Dereference

824

CWE

Product Name: Kaspersky Antivirus

Affected Version From: Unknown

Affected Version To: Unknown

Patch Exists: No

Related CWE: Unknown

CPE: Unknown

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested: Windows, Linux, Mac

Unknown

Fuzzing the DEX file format found a crash that loads a function pointer from an attacker controlled pointer

The crash occurs when loading a function pointer from an attacker-controlled pointer, resulting in a call to an unmapped address. This vulnerability can be exploited for remote, zero-interaction code execution as NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM on any system with Kaspersky Antivirus. The exploit has been tested on Windows, Linux, Mac, and a product using the Kaspersky SDK (ZoneAlarm Pro).

Mitigation:

Unknown

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

Source: https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=519

Fuzzing the DEX file format found a crash that loads a function pointer from an attacker controlled pointer, on Windows this results in a call to an unmapped address. This is obviously exploitable for remote, zero-interaction code execution as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on any system with Kaspersky Antivirus. I've tested Windows, Linux, Mac and a product using the Kaspersky SDK (ZoneAlarm Pro), all were exploitable.

(5dc.990): Access violation - code c0000005 (first chance)
First chance exceptions are reported before any exception handling.
This exception may be expected and handled.
eax=9c000000 ebx=00000000 ecx=053ef3ec edx=00020009 esi=04130d40 edi=800000d8
eip=9c000000 esp=053eec14 ebp=053eec74 iopl=0         nv up ei pl nz na pe nc
cs=0023  ss=002b  ds=002b  es=002b  fs=0053  gs=002b             efl=00010206
9c000000 ??              ???
0:026> kv
ChildEBP RetAddr  Args to Child              
WARNING: Frame IP not in any known module. Following frames may be wrong.
053eec10 1740927e 04137af0 04137ac8 04130d40 0x9c000000
053eecb8 70118a64 04130d40 00000002 04130d40 0x1740927e
053eecd0 70116a1c 04130d40 0000234c 00000001 kavbase_kdl!KLAV_Engine_Create+0x17a62
053eed80 70113829 04130d40 0500234c 00000000 kavbase_kdl!KLAV_Engine_Create+0x15a1a
053eedc0 70117156 04130d40 107407b4 00000001 kavbase_kdl!KLAV_Engine_Create+0x12827
053eee6c 70113926 04130d40 20000001 00000000 kavbase_kdl!KLAV_Engine_Create+0x16154
053eee94 701167f2 04130d40 000001e3 053eeed4 kavbase_kdl!KLAV_Engine_Create+0x12924
053eeea4 70112c28 04130d40 00000067 0e5100a2 kavbase_kdl!KLAV_Engine_Create+0x157f0
053eeed4 70112cef 053eeee0 04130d40 16d30ae0 kavbase_kdl!KLAV_Engine_Create+0x11c26
0:026> .frame /c 1
01 053eecb8 70118a64 0x1740927e
eax=9c000000 ebx=00000000 ecx=053ef3ec edx=00020009 esi=04130d40 edi=800000d8
eip=1740927e esp=053eec18 ebp=053eec74 iopl=0         nv up ei pl nz na pe nc
cs=0023  ss=002b  ds=002b  es=002b  fs=0053  gs=002b             efl=00010206
1740927e 83c404          add     esp,4
0:026> ub
17409269 8b45fc          mov     eax,dword ptr [ebp-4]
1740926c 85c0            test    eax,eax
1740926e 7411            je      17409281
17409270 c745fc00000000  mov     dword ptr [ebp-4],0
17409277 8b10            mov     edx,dword ptr [eax]
17409279 50              push    eax
1740927a 8b02            mov     eax,dword ptr [edx] <-- corrupt attacker controlled pointer
1740927c ffd0            call    eax                 <-- attacker gains control of execution


Proof of Concept:
https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/38284.zip