SB2020090220 - Denial of service in Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool (KVRT)



SB2020090220 - Denial of service in Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool (KVRT)

Published: September 2, 2020 Updated: October 6, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020090220
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25044)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to arbitrary file corruption issue. A local user with the opportunity to eliminate content of any file in the system can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.