CVE-2005-1905 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the klif.sys driver of Kaspersky Labs Anti-Virus versions 5.0.227, 5.0.228, and 5.0.335 on Windows 2000. An attacker could exploit this by modifying critical code addresses, leading to full compromise of the system. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring local access but having low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an ExploitDB entry exists, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.227CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_anti-virus:5.0.227:*:windows_file_servers:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.228CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_anti-virus:5.0.228:*:windows_file_servers:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.335CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_anti-virus:5.0.335:*:windows_file_servers:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.227CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_anti-virus_personal:5.0.227:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.228CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_anti-virus_personal:5.0.228:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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