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Vigil@nce: Kaspersky AV, altering its files
November 2008 by Vigil@nce
SYNTHESIS
A virus can alter files of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009.
Gravity: 1/4
Consequences: data creation/edition, data flow
Provenance: user shell
Means of attack: no proof of concept, no attack
Ability of attacker: expert (4/4)
Confidence: unique source (2/5)
Diffusion of the vulnerable configuration: high (3/3)
Creation date: 21/11/2008
IMPACTED PRODUCTS
– Kaspersky Anti-Virus
DESCRIPTION
The antivirus has to detect and forbid changes on its own files.
However, an unknown vulnerability can be used to alter them.
A local attacker can therefore alter the behavior of the antivirus
to force it to not detect viruses.
CHARACTERISTICS
Identifiers: VIGILANCE-VUL-8265
