Kaspersky Internet Security / Anti-Virus External Script Unspecified Protection Mechanism Bypass

medium Nessus Plugin ID 40446

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains an antivirus application that is affected by a security bypass vulnerability.

Description

The version of the Kaspersky antivirus product installed on the remote host is affected by a security bypass vulnerability. By using a specially crafted external script, an attacker may be able to disable the computer protection provided by the antivirus software.

Solution

Upgrade if necessary to Kaspersky Anti-Virus / Kaspersky Internet Security 2010, and then to build 9.0.0.463 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 40446

File Name: kaspersky_avp9_security_bypass.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/31/2009

Updated: 7/12/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_anti-virus

Required KB Items: Antivirus/Kaspersky/installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/23/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2647

BID: 35789

Secunia: 35978

Detections

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