Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection up to 21.5 on Windows denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection up to 21.5 on Windows (Network Encryption Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The program does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection for Windows version up to 21.5 was vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion via abuse of its 'Delete All Service Data And Reports' feature by the local authenticated attacker.

The weakness was disclosed 08/06/2022. The advisory is shared at support.kaspersky.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-27535 since 03/21/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Productinfo

Type

Network Encryption Software

Vendor

Kaspersky

Name

VPN Secure Connection

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/21/2022 CVE reserved
08/06/2022 +137 days Advisory disclosed
08/06/2022 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/06/2022 +0 days VulDB last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kaspersky.com

Advisory: support.kaspersky.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-27535 (🔒)

Entryinfo