Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool prior 15.0.23.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-25044. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool (Anti-Malware Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool (KVRT) prior to 15.0.23.0 was vulnerable to arbitrary file corruption that could provide an attacker with the opportunity to eliminate content of any file in the system.

The weakness was published 09/02/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.kaspersky.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-25044 since 08/31/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 15.0.23.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-160639 and VDB-160641. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Virus Removal Tool 15.0.23.0

Timelineinfo

08/31/2020 🔍
09/02/2020 +2 days 🔍
09/03/2020 +1 days 🔍
09/03/2020 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kaspersky.com

Advisory: support.kaspersky.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-25044 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-25044
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-160640
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2020 07:52
Updated: 09/03/2020 07:57
Changes: 09/03/2020 07:52 (38), 09/03/2020 07:57 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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