CVE-2007-1879

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-04-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The StartUploading function in KL.SysInfo ActiveX control (AxKLSysInfo.dll) in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 and Internet Security 6.0 before Maintenance Pack 2 build 6.0.2.614 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by triggering an outbound anonymous FTP session that invokes the PUT command. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2007-1112.

Affected products

Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-Virus: 6.0
Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Internet Security: through 6.0.1.411

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=504
http://secunia.com/advisories/24778
http://www.kaspersky.com/technews?id=203038694
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23325
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017871
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1268
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33464
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=504
http://secunia.com/advisories/24778
http://www.kaspersky.com/technews?id=203038694
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23325
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017871

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