Vulnerability in Kaspersky Lab Anti-Virus
CVE-2009-4452
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 (5.0.712); Antivirus Personal 5.0.x; Anti-Virus 6.0 (6.0.3.837), 7 (7.0.1.325), 2009 (8.0.0.x), and 2010 (9.0.0.463); and Internet Security 7 (7.0.1.325), 2009 (8.0.0.x), and 2010 (9.0.0.463); use weak permissions (Everyone:Full Control) for the BASES directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by replacing an executable or DLL with a Trojan horse.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kaspersky Lab Anti-Virus — versions 5.0.712, 6.0.3.837, 7.0.1.325
- Kaspersky Lab Anti-Virus 2009 — versions 8.0.0.454
- Kaspersky Lab Anti-Virus 2010 — versions 9.0.0.463
- Kaspersky Lab Anti-Virus Personal — versions 5.0, 5.0.227, 5.0.228
- Kaspersky Lab Internet Security — versions 7.0.1.325
- Kaspersky Lab Internet Security 2009 — versions 8.0.0.506
- Kaspersky Lab Internet Security 2010 — versions 9.0.0.463
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3573 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/37730 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508508/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10484 (Exploit, exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/37398 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)