VDB-90991 · CVE-2016-4305 · Qualys 370125

Kaspersky Anti-Virus/Internet Security 2016 16.0.0.614 Driver Access Violation access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Internet Security 2016 16.0.0.614. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Driver. This manipulation causes access control (Access Violation). This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-4305. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Internet Security 2016 16.0.0.614 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (Access Violation). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was released 08/30/2016 by Piotr Bania as confirmed advisory (Blog). It is possible to read the advisory at blogs.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4305 since 04/27/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370125 (Kaspersky Internet Security and Anti-virus Access Violation and Memory Leak Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2017 17.0.0.611 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityTracker (ID 1036702†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-90990, VDB-90992 and VDB-90993. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Access Violation
Class: Access control / Access Violation
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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OpenVAS ID: 840922
OpenVAS Name: Kaspersky Internet Security Multiple DOS Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Anti-Virus/Internet Security 2017 17.0.0.611

Timelineinfo

04/27/2016 🔍
08/30/2016 +125 days 🔍
08/30/2016 +0 days 🔍
08/31/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/06/2017 +128 days 🔍
04/20/2025 +3026 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kaspersky.com

Advisory: blogs.cisco.com
Researcher: Piotr Bania
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4305 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4305
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90991
SecurityTracker: 1036702

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/31/2016 09:04
Updated: 04/20/2025 09:18
Changes: 08/31/2016 09:04 (63), 04/05/2019 17:39 (9), 09/14/2022 14:10 (4), 04/20/2025 09:18 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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