Vulnerability in Kaspersky Anti-Virus
CVE-2021-27223
A denial-of-service issue existed in one of modules that was incorporated in Kaspersky Anti-Virus products for home and Kaspersky Endpoint Security. A local user could cause Windows crash by running a specially crafted binary module. The fix was delivered automatically. Credits: (Straghkov Denis, Kurmangaleev Shamil, Fedotov Andrey, Kuts Daniil, Mishechkin Maxim, Akolzin Vitaliy) @ ISPRAS
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus
- Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Kaspersky Internet Security
- Kaspersky Security Cloud
- Kaspersky Small Office Security
- Kaspersky Total Security
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus Products For Home And Endpoint Security — versions with antivirus databases released before June 2021
References
- support.kaspersky.com/general/vulnerability.aspx (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-27223?
- CVE-2021-27223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Anti-Virus. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-04-01.
- How severe is CVE-2021-27223?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.