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    CVE-2009-2966

    avp.exe in Kaspersky Internet Security 9.0.0.459 and Anti-Virus 9.0.0.463 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and network connectivity loss) via an HTTP URL request that contains a large number of dot "." characters.

    Published:Aug 25, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 25, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.09284
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Kaspersky
    Product
    Kaspersky Anti-virus
    Vendor
    Kaspersky
    Product
    Kaspersky Internet Security

    Exploits

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0252.htmlhttp://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/66http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36084http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0252.htmlhttp://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/66http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36084https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9537

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0252.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36405
    http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/66
    http://www.h-online.com/security/Kaspersky-confirm-and-close-DoS-vulnerability--/news/114077
    http://www.osvdb.org/57173
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36084
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022754
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022755
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52571
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0252.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36405
    http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/66
    http://www.h-online.com/security/Kaspersky-confirm-and-close-DoS-vulnerability--/news/114077
    http://www.osvdb.org/57173
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36084
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022754
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022755
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52571

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High