Buffer overflow in Kaspersky Antivirus Engine

CVE-2019-8285

Kaspersky Lab Antivirus Engine version before 04.apr.2019 has a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that potentially allow arbitrary code execution

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.044 (90.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8285?
CVE-2019-8285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Antivirus Engine, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2019-8285?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-8285 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.