Kaspersky Anti-Virus 4.0.9.0 Pathname input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 4.0.9.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Pathname Handler. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-1444. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 4.0.9.0 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component Pathname Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) 4.0.9.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) and prevent malicious code from being detected via a file with a long pathname.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1444 since 10/22/2007. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (11291). See VDB-21362 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/31/2003 🔍
12/31/2003 +0 days 🔍
10/22/2007 +1391 days 🔍
09/01/2014 +2506 days 🔍
06/16/2018 +1384 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kaspersky.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21363
X-Force: 11291 - Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) long file path denial of service

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2014 16:35
Updated: 06/16/2018 10:22
Changes: 09/01/2014 16:35 (49), 06/16/2018 10:22 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:590:103

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