CVE-2016-4329

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-4329
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-06 21:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionA local denial of service vulnerability exists in window broadcast message handling functionality of Kaspersky Anti-Virus software. Sending certain unhandled window messages, an attacker can cause application termination and in the same way bypass KAV self-protection mechanism.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000530000 probability, percentile 0.164820000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-20 | unspecified

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Kaspersky Anti-virus 16.0.0.614 All All All
Application Kaspersky Internet Security 16.0.0.614 All All All
Application Kaspersky Total Security 16.0.0.614 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Kaspersky Total Security affected 16.0.0.614 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple Kaspersky Products CVE-2016-4329 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
List of Advisories [email protected] support.kaspersky.com Vendor Advisory
Multiple Kaspersky Products CVE-2016-4329 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability [email protected] www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco Talos - Talos 2016 0175 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.talosintelligence.com Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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