Description
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.
Metrics
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20629Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25603Vendor Advisory
- http://uninformed.org/index.cgi?v=4&a=4&p=4
- http://uninformed.org/index.cgi?v=4&a=4&p=7
- http://www.kaspersky.com/technews?id=203038695
- http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Kaspersky-Multiple-insufficient-argument-validation-of-hooked-SSDT-functions.php
- http://www.rootkit.com/board.php?did=edge726&closed=0&lastx=15
- http://www.rootkit.com/newsread.php?newsid=726
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471453/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18341
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24491
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018257
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2333Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2145Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27104
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34875
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20629Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25603Vendor Advisory
- http://uninformed.org/index.cgi?v=4&a=4&p=4
- http://uninformed.org/index.cgi?v=4&a=4&p=7
- http://www.kaspersky.com/technews?id=203038695
- http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Kaspersky-Multiple-insufficient-argument-validation-of-hooked-SSDT-functions.php
- http://www.rootkit.com/board.php?did=edge726&closed=0&lastx=15
- http://www.rootkit.com/newsread.php?newsid=726
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471453/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18341
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24491
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018257
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2333Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2145Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27104
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34875
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 19, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified