CVE-2009-2647 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can disable Kaspersky antivirus software, leaving systems unprotected against other threats.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2009-2647?

CVE-2009-2647 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jul 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 and Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 before Critical Fix 9.0.0.463 allows remote attackers to disable the Kaspersky application via unknown attack vectors unrelated to "an external script."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2647?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Kaspersky Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Kaspersky Kaspersky Internet Security.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2647?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2647 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2009-2647 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2647 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7v9h-h65m-ff8g.

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