CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-3664

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow in the Kaspersky Anti-Virus Engine, used in Kaspersky Personal 5.0.227, Anti-Virus On-Demand Scanner for Linux 5.0.5, and F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux 4.50, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CHM file.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the system by executing malicious code without user knowledge, leading to compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Immediately update Kaspersky and F-Secure antivirus software to the latest versions that include fixes for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Heap-based buffer overflow in Kaspersky Anti-Virus Engine, as used in Kaspersky Personal 5.0.227, Anti-Virus On-Demand Scanner for Linux 5.0.5, and F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux 4.50 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CHM file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS