CVE-2003-1443 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) 4.0.9.0 does not detect viruses in)
Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) 4.0.9.0 does not detect viruses in files with MS-DOS device names in their filenames, which allows local users to bypass virus protection, as demonstrated using aux.vbs and aux.com.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-1443 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 4.4 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | CWE-20 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) 4.0.9.0 does not detect viruses in files with MS-DOS device names in their filenames, which allows local users to bypass virus protection, as demonstrated using aux.vbs and aux.com. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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