CVE-2021-35053

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Published Nov 3, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Possible system denial of service in case of arbitrary changing Firefox browser parameters. An attacker could change specific Firefox browser parameters file in a certain way and then reboot the system to make the system unbootable.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`KES versions from 11.1 to 11.6 (inclusively)`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-21698	Possible system denial of service in case of arbitrary changing Firefox browser parameters. An attacker could change specific Firefox browser parameters file in a certain way and then reboot the system to make the system unbootable.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.6% (2.601% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.kaspersky.com/general/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#01112021
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1280/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-431/

History

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Subscriptions

Kaspersky Endpoint Security

Microsoft Windows

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:33 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Kaspersky
Published: Nov 3, 2021, 7:11 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:33 AM
Reserved: Jun 18, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:57 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 3, 2021, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:57 AM

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