Intrusion PreventionKaspersky.Antivirus.Library.Heap.Buffer.Overflow
Description
This indicates an attempt to exploit a vulnerability in the Kaspersky Antivirus Library.
The Kaspersky Antivirus Library provides file format support for virus analysis. The library is vulnerable to a heap overflow allowing attackers complete control of the system(s) being protected. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely without user interaction in default configurations through common protocols such as SMTP, SMB, HTTP, and FTP.
Affected Products
Due to the library's OS-independent design and core functionality, it is likely that this vulnerability affects a substantial portion of Kaspersky's gateway, server, and client antivirus-enabled product lines on most platforms.
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Impact
Successful exploitation of Kaspersky protected systems allows attackers unauthorized control of data and related privileges. It also provides leverage for further network compromise. Kaspersky Antivirus Library implementations are likely vulnerable in their default configuration.
Recommended Actions
An update which eliminates the vulnerability is now available, and can be installed using standard update procedures: ftp://ftp.kaspersky.ru/updates50/AutoPatches/windows/
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 13414 |
| Created | Oct 19, 2006 |
| Updated | Nov 05, 2021 |
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| Exploit Prediction Score | 21.2% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | Other |
| Profile Type | Buffer Errors |