CVE-2021-27223

Medium

Description

A denial-of-service issue existed in one of modules that was incorporated in Kaspersky Anti-Virus products for home and Kaspersky Endpoint Security. A local user could cause Windows crash by running a specially crafted binary module. The fix was delivered automatically. Credits: (Straghkov Denis, Kurmangaleev Shamil, Fedotov Andrey, Kuts Daniil, Mishechkin Maxim, Akolzin Vitaliy) @ ISPRAS

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductKaspersky Anti-virus
PublishedApr 1, 2022
First seenApr 1, 2022

How to fix

Update
  • kaspersky anti-virus2021-06 or later
  • kaspersky endpoint_security2021-06 or later
  • kaspersky internet_security2021-06 or later
  • kaspersky security_cloud2021-06 or later
  • kaspersky small_office_security2021-06 or later
  • kaspersky total_security2021-06 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
kaspersky anti-virusv < 2021-062021-06
kaspersky endpoint_securityv < 2021-062021-06
kaspersky internet_securityv < 2021-062021-06
kaspersky security_cloudv < 2021-062021-06
kaspersky small_office_securityv < 2021-062021-06
kaspersky total_securityv < 2021-062021-06

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