PT-2021-2525 · Kaspersky · Kaspersky Small Office Security+4
Published
2021-03-31
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Updated
2021-03-31
CVSS v2.0
6.0
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Kaspersky Anti-Virus (affected versions not specified)
Kaspersky Internet Security (affected versions not specified)
Kaspersky Total Security (affected versions not specified)
Kaspersky Small Office Security (affected versions not specified)
Kaspersky Security Cloud (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to errors in processing symbolic links in Kaspersky antivirus products. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to delete arbitrary files in the system using a reparse point.
Recommendations
For Kaspersky Anti-Virus, update to a version that fixes the symbolic link processing errors.
For Kaspersky Internet Security, update to a version that fixes the symbolic link processing errors.
For Kaspersky Total Security, update to a version that fixes the symbolic link processing errors.
For Kaspersky Small Office Security, update to a version that fixes the symbolic link processing errors.
For Kaspersky Security Cloud, update to a version that fixes the symbolic link processing errors.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to symbolic links to minimize the risk of exploitation.
Fix
Path traversal
Link Following
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Kaspersky Anti-Virus
Kaspersky Internet Security
Kaspersky Security Cloud
Kaspersky Small Office Security
Kaspersky Total Security