CVE-2016-4304: Medium severity kaspersky internet security suite vulnerability

Published Jan 6, 2017
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Kaspersky Internet Security=16.0.0

Event History

Jan 6, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:59 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4304?

CVE-2016-4304 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2016-4304?

To mitigate CVE-2016-4304, update Kaspersky Internet Security to the latest version provided by the vendor.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2016-4304?

CVE-2016-4304 specifically affects Kaspersky Internet Security version 16.0.0.

4

Can CVE-2016-4304 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2016-4304 requires local access to exploit, making it a local denial of service vulnerability.

5

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2016-4304?

Exploitation of CVE-2016-4304 can lead to access violation exceptions, resulting in a local denial of service.

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