CVE-2009-2966

Public Exploit

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.23% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/36405 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/57173 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/66 third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36084 vdb entry exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022754 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022755 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0252.html exploit mailing list
http://www.h-online.com/security/Kaspersky-confirm-and-close-DoS-vulnerability--/news/114077
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52571 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2966?
CVE-2009-2966 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2966?
To fix CVE-2009-2966, 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-2009-2966 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2966 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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