Vulnerability in Kaspersky Internet Security
CVE-2016-4304
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the syscall filtering functionality of the Kaspersky Internet Security KLIF driver. A specially crafted native api call request can cause a access violation exception in KLIF kernel driver resulting in local denial of service. An attacker can run program from user-mode to trigger this vulnerability.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kaspersky Internet Security — versions 16.0.0, KLIF driver version 10.0.0.1532
- Kaspersky Internet Security — versions 16.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036702 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036703 (vdb-entry)
- www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0166/ (Technical Description, Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id/1036702 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4304?
- CVE-2016-4304 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Internet Security, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-01-06.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4304?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.