VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-4329
A local denial of service vulnerability exists in window broadcast message handling functionality of Kaspersky Anti-Virus software.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.57%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.57%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A local denial of service vulnerability exists in window broadcast message handling functionality of Kaspersky Anti-Virus software. Sending certain unhandled window messages, an attacker can cause application termination and in the same way bypass KAV self-protection mechanism.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.57% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- kaspersky/anti-virus · kaspersky/internet security · kaspersky/total security
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92771
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0175/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92771/infoThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.kaspersky.com/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#010916Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92771
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0175/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.