4.3

CVE-2009-2966: kaspersky kaspersky_anti-virus Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
Published 25-08-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-2966 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in kaspersky kaspersky_anti-virus. EPSS estimates a 6.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits4reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 25-08-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.40% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
6.40%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

4 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityreason.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (archives.neohapsis.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Show all 4 exploits
  • exploit-databasedoswindowsVerified

    Kaspersky 2010 - Remote Memory Corruption / Denial of Service (PoC)

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Kaspersky2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

9 links