CVE-2009-2966 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.4% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
avp.exe in Kaspersky Internet Security 9.0.0.459 and Anti-Virus 9.0.0.463 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and network connectivity loss) via an HTTP URL request that contains a large number of dot "." characters.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.4% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-08-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| kaspersky | kaspersky anti-virus |
| kaspersky | kaspersky internet security |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Kaspersky 2010 - Remote Memory Corruption / Denial of Service (PoC) | 2009-08-28 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0252.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36405
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/66
- http://www.h-online.com/security/Kaspersky-confirm-and-close-DoS-vulnerability--/news/114077
- http://www.osvdb.org/57173
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36084
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022754
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022755
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52571
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0252.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36405
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/66
- http://www.h-online.com/security/Kaspersky-confirm-and-close-DoS-vulnerability--/news/114077
- http://www.osvdb.org/57173
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36084
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022754
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022755
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52571
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