CVE-2019-8285

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Kaspersky Lab Antivirus Engine versions prior to 04.apr.2019

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the JS file handler of Kaspersky's antivirus protection. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with system privileges. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not specified.

Recommendations For versions prior to 04.apr.2019, update the Kaspersky Lab Antivirus Engine to a version released on or after 04.apr.2019 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the scanning of JS files until the update is applied.