CVE-2006-3074

Description

klif.sys in Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 and 7.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus (KAV) 6.0 and 7.0, KAV 6.0 for Windows Workstations, and KAV 6.0 for Windows Servers does not validate certain parameters to the (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtCreateProcess, (3) NtCreateProcessEx, (4) NtCreateSection, (5) NtCreateSymbolicLinkObject, (6) NtCreateThread, (7) NtDeleteValueKey, (8) NtLoadKey2, (9) NtOpenKey, (10) NtOpenProcess, (11) NtOpenSection, and (12) NtQueryValueKey hooked system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via an invalid parameter, as demonstrated by the ClientId parameter to NtOpenProcess.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.24% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27104 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34875 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18341 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018257 vdb entry
http://uninformed.org/index.cgi?v=4&a=4&p=4
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2145 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24491 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2333 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.kaspersky.com/technews?id=203038695
http://secunia.com/advisories/25603 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.rootkit.com/board.php?did=edge726&closed=0&lastx=15
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471453/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Kaspersky-Multiple-insufficient-argument-validation-of-hooked-SSDT-functions.php
http://secunia.com/advisories/20629 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://uninformed.org/index.cgi?v=4&a=4&p=7
http://www.rootkit.com/newsread.php?newsid=726

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3074?
CVE-2006-3074 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3074?
To fix CVE-2006-3074, 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-2006-3074 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-3074 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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