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
Published Nov 18, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.32%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.50
- 5.0.5
- 5.0.5
- 5.0.227
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.32% (0.04325) | 90.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.32% (0.04325) | 89.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.96% (0.07959) | 91.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.20% (0.06201) | 84.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 7.96% (0.07959) | 91.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.31% (0.10308) | 92.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 13.22% (0.13222) | 95.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2024 | 13.22% (0.13222) | 95.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 17.48% (0.17484) | 95.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 93.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 92.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 81.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17130 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17144 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=318&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/19912 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/19913 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15054 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22564 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17130 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17144 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=318&type=vulnerabilities | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/19912 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/19913 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15054 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22564 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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