CVE-2003-1443
Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) 4.0.9.0 does not detect viruses in files with MS-DOS device names 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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.4
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-1443- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-1443- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-1433 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2003-1433- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2gr9-3f9h-5pc3 No score
Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) 4.0.9.0 does not detect viruses in files with MS-DOS device names 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.
- Record
GHSA-2gr9-3f9h-5pc3- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-1443 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Kaspersky Lab Anti-virus, published December 31, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.