# CVE-2006-3074: 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 f

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-06-19 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27104
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34875
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18341
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018257
- http://uninformed.org/index.cgi?v=4&a=4&p=4
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2145
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24491
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2333
- http://www.kaspersky.com/technews?id=203038695
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25603
- http://www.rootkit.com/board.php?did=edge726&closed=0&lastx=15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471453/100/0/threaded
- http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Kaspersky-Multiple-insufficient-argument-validation-of-hooked-SSDT-functions.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20629
- http://uninformed.org/index.cgi?v=4&a=4&p=7
- http://www.rootkit.com/newsread.php?newsid=726
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30192

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