Kaspersky AntiVirus Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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  3. Kaspersky AntiVirus Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Summary
This host is running Kaspersky AntiVirus or Workstation and is prone to Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will let the attacker execute arbitrary codes in the context of the application or may cause privilege escalation. Impact level: Application/System
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one. For updates refer to http://www.kaspersky.com/productupdates?chapter=146274385
Insight
This flaw is due to an error in the klim5.sys driver when handling Kernel API calls IOCTL 0x80052110 which can overwrite callback function pointers and execute arbitrary codes into the context of the application.
Affected
Kaspersky AntiVirus version 7.0.1.325 and prior on Windows. Kaspersky AntiVirus Workstation version 6.0.3.837 and prior on Windows.
References
Updated on 2017-03-28
Severity
High Severity
Classification
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