CVE-2017-9811

critical

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42269/

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038798

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99330

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-07-17

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical