CVE-2011-0515 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local attackers can crash Kingsoft AntiVirus by sending a crafted request to the KiFastCallEntry hook, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-0515?

CVE-2011-0515 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jan 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

KisKrnl.sys 2011.1.13.89 and earlier in Kingsoft AntiVirus 2011 SP5.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted request that is not properly handled by the KiFastCallEntry hook.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0515?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Kingsoft Kingsoft Antivirus, Kingsoftsecurity Kingsoft Antivirus.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0515?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0515 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-2011-0515 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0515 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m7pq-9x4x-q4q8.

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