Denial of service in Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool (KVRT)



| Updated: 2020-10-06
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-25044
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool
Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls

Vendor Kaspersky Lab

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU47341

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25044

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to arbitrary file corruption issue. A local user with the opportunity to eliminate content of any file in the system can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool: before 15.0.23.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.kaspersky.com/general/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#290720


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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