Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) 4.0.9.0 does not detect viruses in files with MS-DOS device…
Priority LOW 21CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) 4.0.9.0 does not detect viruses in files with MS-DOS device names in their filenames, which allows local users to bypass virus protection, as demonstrated using aux.vbs and aux.com.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00476 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_anti-virus:4.0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.9.0 | Vulnerable | Kaspersky Lab |
- cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_anti-virus:4.0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9.0 Vulnerable ·Kaspersky Lab
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1443
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2gr9-3f9h-5pc3
References
More Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-virus vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-02970 Heap-based buffer overflow in Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) 5.0 and Kaspersky Personal… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00844 McAfee Anti-Virus Engine DATS drivers before 4398 released on Oct 13th 2004 and DATS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-00432 Heap-based buffer overflow in the arj.ppl module in the OnDemand Scanner in Kaspersky… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00845 Computer Associates (CA) InoculateIT 6.0, eTrust Antivirus r6.0 through r7.1, eTrust… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-01080 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 and Internet Security 6.0 exposes unsafe methods in the (a)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00993 Archive::Zip Perl module before 1.14, when used by antivirus programs such as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2003-1443 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-1443 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2gr9-3f9h-5pc3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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