klif.sys in Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 and 7.0, Kaspersky Anti-Virus (KAV) 6.0 and…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Kaspersky |
| cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Kaspersky |
| cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_internet_security:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Kaspersky |
| cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_internet_security:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Kaspersky |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Kaspersky
- cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Kaspersky
- cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_internet_security:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Kaspersky
- cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_internet_security:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Kaspersky
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3074
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w86f-98cr-v2wp
References
Advisory 2
Other 6
- http://uninformed.org/index.cgi?v=4&a=4&p=4
- http://www.kaspersky.com/technews?id=203038695
- http://www.rootkit.com/board.php?did=edge726&closed=0&lastx=15
- http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Kaspersky-Multiple-insufficient-argument-validation-of-hooked-SSDT-functions.php
- http://uninformed.org/index.cgi?v=4&a=4&p=7
- http://www.rootkit.com/newsread.php?newsid=726
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Sources
- CVE-2006-3074 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-3074 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w86f-98cr-v2wp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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