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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-4304 · published 6 January 2017

CVE-2016-4304: Kaspersky internet security improper access control vulnerability

Kaspersky · Internet Security

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the syscall filtering functionality of the Kaspersky Internet Security KLIF driver. A specially crafted native api call request can cause a access violation exception in KLIF kernel driver resulting in local denial of service. An attacker can run program from user-mode to trigger this vulnerability.

5.5 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 0.49% · top 60.3% CWE-284 · Improper access control
5.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 2.1
0.49%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
7References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the syscall filtering functionality of the Kaspersky Internet Security KLIF driver. A specially crafted native api call request can cause a access violation exception in KLIF kernel driver resulting in local denial of service. An attacker can run program from user-mode to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036702
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036703
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0166/ ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id/1036702 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036702
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036703
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0166/ ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-4304), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.