CWE
284
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2016-4304

First published: Fri Jan 06 2017(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.

Credit: cret@cert.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Kaspersky Internet Security 2010=16.0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-4304?

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

  • How do I fix CVE-2016-4304?

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

  • What software is affected by CVE-2016-4304?

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

  • Can CVE-2016-4304 be exploited remotely?

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

  • 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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