Kaspersky Internet Security 9.0.0.459 avp.exe resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Kaspersky Internet Security 9.0.0.459. The affected element is an unknown function of the file avp.exe. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-2966. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kaspersky Internet Security 9.0.0.459. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file avp.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

avp.exe in Kaspersky Internet Security 9.0.0.459 and Anti-Virus 9.0.0.463 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and network connectivity loss) via an HTTP URL request that contains a large number of dot "." characters.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2009. The weakness was published 08/19/2009 by Maksymilian Arciemowicz (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-2966. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 41 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116577 (Kaspersky Long URI Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability).

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 databases at X-Force (52571), Exploit-DB (9537), SecurityFocus (BID 36084†), OSVDB (57173†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022754†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kaspersky.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Maksymilian Arciemowicz
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2966 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2966
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49660
X-Force: 52571
SecurityFocus: 36084 - Kaspersky Products URI Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 57173 - Kaspersky Multiple Products avp.exe Malformed URL Parsing Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1022754
Vulnerability Center: 23346 - Kaspersky Internet Security and Anti-Virus HTTP URL Parsing Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 09/30/2025 19:05
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (55), 02/13/2017 10:35 (12), 08/20/2021 14:24 (3), 11/29/2024 17:43 (19), 03/12/2025 23:08 (3), 09/30/2025 19:05 (1)
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