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TI-2009-02825 Aliases CVE-2009-2966GHSA-8fc7-mgr4-r5h3

avp.exe in Kaspersky Internet Security 9.0.0.459 and Anti-Virus 9.0.0.463 allows remote…

Priority LOW 29CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
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-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06398 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:9.0.0.463:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.0.463VulnerableKaspersky
cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_internet_security:9.0.0.459:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.0.459VulnerableKaspersky
  • cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:9.0.0.463:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0.463 Vulnerable ·Kaspersky
  • cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_internet_security:9.0.0.459:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0.459 Vulnerable ·Kaspersky

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2966
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8fc7-mgr4-r5h3

References

Exploit 2

Other 2

  • TI-2012-01284 The ZIP file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01283 The Gzip file parser in AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01281 The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Avira AntiVir… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01279 The TAR file parser in Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast!… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01278 The TAR file parser in AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-01275 The CAB file parser in Dr.Web 5.0.2.03300, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, Kaspersky… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
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Sources

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