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

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Internet Security 2016 16.0.0.614. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Driver. Such manipulation leads to access control (Access Violation). This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4307. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Internet Security 2016 16.0.0.614 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (Access Violation). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is availability.
The weakness was disclosed 08/30/2016 by Piotr Bania as confirmed advisory (Blog). The advisory is shared for download at blogs.cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-4307 since 04/27/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
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†). The entries VDB-90990, VDB-90991 and VDB-90993 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.kaspersky.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Name: Access ViolationClass: Access control / Access Violation
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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OpenVAS ID: 840922
OpenVAS Name: Kaspersky Internet Security Multiple DOS Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Anti-Virus/Internet Security 2017 17.0.0.611
Timeline
04/27/2016 🔍08/30/2016 🔍
08/30/2016 🔍
08/31/2016 🔍
01/06/2017 🔍
04/20/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kaspersky.comAdvisory: blogs.cisco.com
Researcher: Piotr Bania
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4307 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4307
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90992
SecurityTracker: 1036702
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Entry
Created: 08/31/2016 09:04Updated: 04/20/2025 09:18
Changes: 08/31/2016 09:04 (63), 04/05/2019 17:47 (9), 09/14/2022 14:15 (4), 04/20/2025 09:18 (15)
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