Kaspersky Antivirus 5.0.5 and 5.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Priority LOW 39Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Kaspersky Antivirus 5.0.5 and 5.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via unknown attack vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02862 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_anti-virus:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.5 | Vulnerable | Kaspersky Lab |
| cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_anti-virus:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.3 | Vulnerable | Kaspersky Lab |
- cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_anti-virus:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Kaspersky Lab
- cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_anti-virus:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3 Vulnerable ·Kaspersky Lab
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1091
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-46r9-j69r-c883
References
Advisory 1
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- 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-2006-1091 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-1091 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-46r9-j69r-c883 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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