CVE-2003-1443

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 4.0.9.0 - Virus Detection Bypass via MS-DOS Device Name Filename

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) 4.0.9.0 does not detect viruses in files with MS-DOS device names in their filenames, which allows local users to bypass virus protection, as demonstrated using aux.vbs and aux.com.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11292
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0130.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0048
EPSS Percentile 37.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
kaspersky_lab/kaspersky_anti-virus 4.0.9.0
Published Dec 31, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026