The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2021-35053, is connected to Firefox and may be used to launch denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. The vulnerability, disclosed to Trend Micro via its Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) by researcher Abdelhamid Naceri, affects Windows versions of Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Internet Security, Total Security, Small Office Security, Security Cloud, and Endpoint Security products.
On Monday, Kaspersky sent two advisory to consumers, warning them of a vulnerability that can result in unbootable devices and a phishing effort involving messages sent from a Kaspersky email address.