CVE-2017-9811

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The kluser is able to interact with the kav4fs-control binary in Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux File Server before Maintenance Pack 2 Critical Fix 4 (version 8.0.4.312). By abusing the quarantine read and write operations, it is possible to elevate the privileges to root.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143190/Kaspersky-Anti-Virus-File-Server-8.0.3.297-XSS-CSRF-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jun/33Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99330Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038798Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/kaspersky-anti-virus-file-server-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42269/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143190/Kaspersky-Anti-Virus-File-Server-8.0.3.297-XSS-CSRF-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jun/33Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99330Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038798Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/kaspersky-anti-virus-file-server-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42269/

Timeline

Published: Jul 17, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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