CVE-2005-3142

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) 5.0 and Kaspersky Personal Security Suite 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CAB file with large records after the header.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 21.20% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory kaspersky.com Vendor Advisory rem0te.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1934	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112837961522571&w=2	mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/44	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14998	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17024/	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0018.html	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/19850	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014998	vdb entry
http://www.rem0te.com/public/images/kaspersky.pdf	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22497	vdb entry
http://www.kaspersky.com/news?id=171512144	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3142?: CVE-2005-3142 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3142?: To fix CVE-2005-3142, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3142 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3142 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~21% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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