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CVE-2009-4452

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-12-29 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 (5.0.712); Antivirus Personal 5.0.x; Anti-Virus 6.0 (6.0.3.837), 7 (7.0.1.325), 2009 (8.0.0.x), and 2010 (9.0.0.463); and Internet Security 7 (7.0.1.325), 2009 (8.0.0.x), and 2010 (9.0.0.463); use weak permissions (Everyone:Full Control) for the BASES directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by replacing an executable or DLL with a Trojan horse.

Affected products

• Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-Virus: 5.0.712, 6.0.3.837, 7.0.1.325
• Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009: 8.0.0.454
• Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010: 9.0.0.463
• Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal: 5.0, 5.0.227, 5.0.228, 5.0.325
• Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Internet Security: 7.0.1.325
• Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Internet Security 2009: 8.0.0.506
• Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Internet Security 2010: 9.0.0.463

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/37398
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37730
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10484
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508508/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023366
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023367
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3573
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37398
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37730
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10484
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508508/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023366

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