# CVE-2024-13614: Integer overflow in Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool

> An authenticated attacker can exploit an integer overflow to write data outside kernel memory buffers, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 12 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pr8f-278h-qxq5

## What is CVE-2024-13614?

CVE-2024-13614 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool, published on 6 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Kaspersky has fixed a security issue in Kaspersky Anti-Virus SDK for Windows, Kaspersky Security for Virtualization Light Agent, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows, Kaspersky Small Office Security, Kaspersky for Windows (Standard, Plus, Premium), Kaspersky Free, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Security Cloud, Kaspersky Safe Kids, Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool that could allow an authenticated attacker to write data to a limited area outside the allocated kernel memory buffer. The fix was installed automatically for all Kaspersky Endpoint products.

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13614?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-13614?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13614 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-13614 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13614 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13614 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13614 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool, published on 6 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13614 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13614/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13614/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13614
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13614
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13614

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13614/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.