RegExp Resource Exhaustion

vendor:

Internet Security

by:

SecurityFocus

7,5

CVSS

HIGH

Remote Denial-of-Service

400

CWE

Product Name: Internet Security

Affected Version From: 14.0.0.4651

Affected Version To: 14.0.0.4651

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: N/A

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2014

Kaspersky Internet Security is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to exhaust available CPU and memory resources and make the affected application unresponsive, denying service to legitimate users.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to the latest version of Kaspersky Internet Security to mitigate this vulnerability.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66343/info

Kaspersky Internet Security is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to exhaust available CPU and memory resources and make the affected application unresponsive, denying service to legitimate users.

Kaspersky Internet Security 14.0.0.4651 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

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