Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) device path name protection bypass
| kav-device-name-bypass (11292) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) creates a file that uses the name of a DOS device (i.e. aux.vbs or aux.com), the attacker could bypass virus protection, and possibly execute malicious code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Kaspersky, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 4.0.9.0
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 Workstation
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Feb 11 2003 - 04:09:58 CST , SECURITY.NNOV: Kaspersky Antivirus DoS at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0130.html.
- CVE-2003-1443: Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) 4.0.9.0 does not detect viruses in files with MS-DOS device names in their filenames, which allows local users to bypass virus protection, as demonstrated using aux.vbs and aux.com.
Reported:
Feb 11, 2003
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