CVE-2009-0449: kaspersky_lab kaspersky_anti-virus

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-0449 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in kaspersky_lab kaspersky_anti-virus. EPSS estimates a 0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 05-02-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in klim5.sys in Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Workstations 6.0 and Anti-Virus 2008 allows local users to gain privileges via an IOCTL 0x80052110 call.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.