CVE-2019-8285 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Kaspersky Lab Antivirus Engine versions prior to April 4, 2019. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity by an authenticated user, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is currently available and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered some media attention and community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2019.04.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:antivirus_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.