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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-3074 · published 19 June 2006

CVE-2006-3074: Kaspersky anti-virus memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Kaspersky · Kaspersky Anti Virus

klif.sys in Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 and 7.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus (KAV) 6.0 and 7.0, KAV 6.0 for Windows Workstations, and KAV 6.0 for Windows Servers does not validate certain parameters to the (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtCreateProcess, (3) NtCreateProcessEx, (4) NtCreateSection, (5) NtCreateSymbolicLinkObject, (6) NtCreateThread, (7) NtDeleteValueKey, (8) NtLoadKey2, (9) NtOpenKey, (10) NtOpenProcess, (11) NtOpenSection, and (12) NtQueryValueKey hooked system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via an invalid parameter, as demonstrated by the ClientId parameter to NtOpenProcess.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 7.2% · top 5.9% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
7.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
32References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

klif.sys in Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 and 7.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus (KAV) 6.0 and 7.0, KAV 6.0 for Windows Workstations, and KAV 6.0 for Windows Servers does not validate certain parameters to the (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtCreateProcess, (3) NtCreateProcessEx, (4) NtCreateSection, (5) NtCreateSymbolicLinkObject, (6) NtCreateThread, (7) NtDeleteValueKey, (8) NtLoadKey2, (9) NtOpenKey, (10) NtOpenProcess, (11) NtOpenSection, and (12) NtQueryValueKey hooked system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via an invalid parameter, as demonstrated by the ClientId parameter to NtOpenProcess.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/20629 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25603 Vendor Advisory
http://uninformed.org/index.cgi?v=4&a=4&p=4
http://uninformed.org/index.cgi?v=4&a=4&p=7
http://www.kaspersky.com/technews?id=203038695
http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Kaspersky-Multiple-insufficient-argument-validation-of-hooked-SSDT-functions.php
http://www.rootkit.com/board.php?did=edge726&closed=0&lastx=15
http://www.rootkit.com/newsread.php?newsid=726
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471453/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18341
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24491
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018257
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2333 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2145 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27104
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34875
http://secunia.com/advisories/20629 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25603 Vendor Advisory
http://uninformed.org/index.cgi?v=4&a=4&p=4
http://uninformed.org/index.cgi?v=4&a=4&p=7
http://www.kaspersky.com/technews?id=203038695
http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Kaspersky-Multiple-insufficient-argument-validation-of-hooked-SSDT-functions.php
http://www.rootkit.com/board.php?did=edge726&closed=0&lastx=15
http://www.rootkit.com/newsread.php?newsid=726
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471453/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18341
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24491
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018257
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2333 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2145 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27104
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34875

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