First published: Mon Aug 21 2006(Updated: )
Kaspersky Anti-Hacker 1.8.180, when Stealth Mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to obtain responses to ICMP (1) timestamp and (2) netmask requests, which is inconsistent with the documented behavior of Stealth Mode.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Kaspersky Anti-hacker | =1.8.180 |
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CVE-2006-4265 has a medium severity rating due to the potential exposure of sensitive information via ICMP responses.
To mitigate CVE-2006-4265, disable Stealth Mode in Kaspersky Anti-Hacker 1.8.180 or upgrade to a more secure version.
CVE-2006-4265 specifically affects Kaspersky Anti-Hacker version 1.8.180.
CVE-2006-4265 allows remote attackers to gather information through ICMP timestamp and netmask requests despite the enabled Stealth Mode.
The primary workaround for CVE-2006-4265 is to disable the Stealth Mode setting in the affected software.